Is it safe to travel to Canary Islands after flooding and is Gran Canaria airport closed?
Heavy rain and flooding have hit the third-largest island in the Canaries, Gran Canaria, covering streets with mud, sweeping away cars and closing beaches.Eastern, southern and western Gran Canaria has been put under a “significant risk” orange weather warning Tuesday afternoon,
Moment flash flooding washes car away in Gran Canaria
Eyewitness footage captured cars stranded on flooded streets and vehicles being swept into the sea by rising floodwaters in Spain's Gran Canaria.
Cars swept out to sea as floods hit Gran Canaria
The town of Telde in the east of the island was particularly hard hit with heavy downpours. Cars were swept away into ravines and into the sea by torrents of floodwater. Around 32mm of rain fell in Telde, with higher amounts falling in the surrounding mountains. The average rainfall for March here is 13mm.
Spain and the Canary Islands hit by severe flooding
Heavy rain sparked flood warnings across western Spain, with significant flooding reported in the Valencian area and Castellón province.
Canary Islands flooding: Gran Canaria streets become rivers washing away cars
Published images show cars washed away by the floods in Gran Canaria, with its streets become raging rivers as water levels rise. Piles of mud and dirt have covered the streets as torrential rain battered the popular holiday island. The entire island of Lanzarote - the easternmost island of the archipelago - is also under a weather warning.
Gran Canaria hit with severe flooding as cars washed out to sea
The flooding has affected Gran Canaria’s 850,000 residents leaving streets buried under mud and debris, and vehicles submerged beneath bridges.
Authorities Say More Flooding in Gran Canaria
Cleanup efforts were underway in Telde, as flooding continued to hit Gran Canaria on Tuesday, March 4, local authorities said.Telde’s City Hall invited residents to exercise “maximum caution” and to avoid travel,
Canary Islands remain under ‘state of pre-alert’ as floods hit Gran Canaria
The Canary Islands government has placed the entire archipelago under a state of pre-alert for rain after flash floods swept through parts of Gran Canaria. On Monday more than 30 litres per square metre of rain fell in less than an hour in some areas of the island.
Cars swept away in flash flooding on Canary Islands
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