British holiday hotspot Lanzarote Hit from sudden floods after months of rain falls in hours
Rain serious rain unleashed floods in a popular Spanish holiday hotspotpushing the government to declare a state of emergency.
Lanzarote In the Canary Islands has been flooded by strong rains that saw houses and cars flooded with alluvial waters in a two -hour flood.
The cities of Costa Teguise, San Bartolome and Arrivali were more affected, according to local authorities. The mayor of Arrecife requested the government To declare the city a disaster area.
A state of emergency at the level of the island has been declared by the special civil protection plan and response to emergencies for the risk of flood (Peinca), although it has now been revoked.
Filming show cars immersed on wet roads, the waterways have turned into dangerous rapids and the owners of houses that use the buckets to save the water from their homes after up to 60 liters of rain fell in two hours of Saturday.
Between 14:00 and 16:00 on Saturday the local emergency services recorded about 150 accidents related to floods in the popular holiday hotspot.
The government of the Canary Islands closed the state of emergency in Lanzarote – declared on Saturday – at 7 on Sunday.
“After the end of the floods caused by the rain on April 12 in the municipalities of Arrecife, Teguise and San Bartolomé on the island of Lanzarote, the emergency situation of the island ended,” he said in an update.
The authorities confirmed that no injuries have been reported.
It will arrive as devastating news for British holidaymakers who intend to get by for the Easter holidays.
The United Kingdom Foreign Office has issued a new travel warning for Lanzarote Sunday, which says: “Strong rains and floods in Lanzarote occurred today with Costa Teguise, San Bartolomé and particularly affected.
“Services throughout the island are interested. Some hotels are currently without energy. Some roads are currently affected by the mud.
“If you are in Lanzarote or travel to Lanzarote, follow the Council of Local Authorities and monitors local weather updates.”
The local authorities of Lanzarote urged the public to avoid traveling on the road if not necessary and warned by the attempt to drive through roads covered in water.
The strong rains persisted through the Canary Islands on Sunday, in particular in TenerifeNorth and urban areas, as well as oriental Gran CanariaLanzarote e Fuerteventura. The Government of the Canary Islands declared a pre-allert for rain in these areas until 7 on Sunday.
Numerous flights for the famous British hotspot have been delayed or diverted on Thursday due to the strong rains, which occurred a few days after Storm Oliver passed Lanzarote.
It is not sure how long the island will take to recover from the flooding waters, which has seriously damaged houses, roads and transport to and from the popular holiday place. On Monday, the videos showed residents and authorities who work to clean up after the storm.
On Monday, the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) said that there will be “mostly cloudy blind in the north of the mountain islands” with a possibility of “light and occasional rain”, as well as in the southern interior of Tenerife and Gran Canaria “this afternoon.
He added that there is a “low possibility of rain scattered in the light” in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura on Monday.
