Staggering videos show Brit hols hotspot Lanzarote SWAMPED by floods as island deluged in two-hour in rainstorm
STORM SURGE
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BRITISH holidaymakers have been hit with a daunting weather schedule in Spain for over the Easter holidays.
Popular tourist spots and beloved resorts are in the path of horrible storms which are expected to rip through the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands.
AEMETSaturday is set to be hit by horror conditions from thunderstorms to heavy rainfall[/caption]
ReutersThe flooded El Trebol apartment complex, in Costa Teguise, on the island of Lanzarote on Saturday[/caption]
Richard SimpsonMallorca and Ibiza, pictured, have been put on an urgent weather alert[/caption]
AemetThursday is tipped to be the best day of the week despite temperatures remaining low across the country[/caption]
On Tuesday and Wednesday, widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected across much of Spain.
The worst hit area for heavy rainfall is tipped to be the northeast quadrant of the peninsula which includes Barcelona and Catalonia, according to AEMET.
Those taking a trip to the Canary Islands are also set to be affected with “very strong gusts” expected on Wednesday.
Conditions are set to improve on Thursday with it being described as the most stable day of the week by meteorologists.
Significant rainfall is still expected in Galicia with lighter showers on the Cantabrian coast along Northern Spain.
The Canaries will also face strong winds once again.
From Friday through to Monday, the forecasts are predicting a new front to form and cause weather chaos for tourists and locals alike.
The northwest is set to face “persistent heavy rainfall” which will target western Galicia as well as much of the country.
Temperatures will start to drop on Saturday and led to consistent showers and thunderstorms, say AEMET.
Watch moment Spanish holiday hotspot is flooded by river of ICE after hail storm as torrential rain batters region
FLOOD HELL
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Sunday will see temperatures slowly start to rise again with less rainfall expected through to Monday.
Spanish officials have been telling Brits to prepare for the worst weather ahead of Easter weekend.
This left roads underwater, cars stranded and hotels without power.
A two-hour torrent dumped more than 100 litres of rain per square metre in parts of Costa Teguise — the equivalent of over a year’s rainfall.
Holidaymakers in Majorca andIbizawere also on high alert, with heavy rain and hail forecast across both islands following thedevastating downpour in Lanzarote.
XSome roads in Lanzarote turned to rivers over the weekend after the deluge[/caption]
EPAMore than a year’s worth of rain fell in two hours in parts of the Canary Islands on Saturday[/caption]
