Dramatic moment cars are washed down road in Spain as map shows Brit holiday hotspots hit by horror floods
THIS is the dramatic moment cars are washed down a road in Spain as Brit holiday hotspots are hit by horror floods.
A video circulating online shows parked vehicles floating down a road in Tarragona as heavy rainfall continues to lash the popular destination.
Benidorm and parts of Valencia were also hit with heavy rain on Friday, leaving cars overturned and houses completely wrecked.
Police cordoned off the road as six to seven cars were washed down by ferocious floodwaters.
There was enough rain to run over the top of parked vehicles.
Another clip showed a suburb outside Tarragona engulfed with floodwater.
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The Meteorological Service of Catalonia recorded over 100mm – 3.9 inches – of rainfall in the area on Friday.
Local rescue crews answered 759 calls for help with 460 alone involving incidents of flooding.
Meanwhile, resident in Valencia region are bracing for more wild weather after torrential rain pelted local beaches and flooded town centres last weekend.
Damage was recorded to homes and businesses as far north as Castellon de la Plana and 70km south of Valencia at Elche.
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On Wednesday, the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) issued a yellow warning for Alicante region.
Residents were told to brace for hail storms and about 20 litres of rain per square metre in one hour, according to Olive Press.
The same yellow warning has been issued for neighbouring Valencia.
In Barcelona, authorities were forced to move festivities related to the city’s biggest carnival, La Merce, indoors following warnings of heavy rainfall and tornado-level winds.
The warnings came after gale-force winds and Biblical-levels of rainfall landed on Benidorm.
The popular Brit tourist location received 91 litres of rain per square metre in just one hour last Sunday morning.
The nearby area of Senija was hit with 100 litres per square metre and Serra Gelada received 88.2 litres per square metre.
In Alicante, emergency crews responded to 36 calls for help due to the flash flooding while terraces and basements flooded quickly along the main streets of Benidorm, such as Avenida Mediterraneo.
Locals and tourists were spotted wading through the rising water with bin bags over their legs while a Brit holidaymaker took the opportunity to swim naked.
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Aemet warned that conditions would “hardly vary” over the weekend as showers and storms move in from the coast and further inland.
Warnings have also been issued for the Balearic Islands and southern Spain.