A popular holiday hotspot for Brits has been placed under a weather warning after being hit by a deluge of devastating rain. A state of emergency was declared by local officials in Lanzarote after torrential rain saw homes and cars swamped by floodwater during a two-hour period.
A staggering 60 litres of water fell per square metre in the brief period in the some of the heavy rain spots – which is more than a month’s worth of the average rainfall in the UK. The public were urged to avoid all unnecessary travel.
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Cars were left abandoned in the streets after roads were turned into deep and dangerous flowing rivers. Footage showed carparks flooded and large swathes of the land submerged under brown murky water. Locals also complained of a horrific sewage smell in the area. The huge downpour comes just days after Storm Oliver passed over Lanzarote, prompting several flights to the popular British hotspot to be cancelled or diverted on Thursday.