Eyewitness footage captured cars stranded on flooded streets and a vehicle being swept into the sea by rising floodwaters in Spain’s Gran Canaria on Monday (March 3). Residents in the Telde region later joined forces with emergency services to clean streets blanketed in mud. This video contains language some people may consider offensive.

On 2 March, the Canaries’ government issued a severe weather alert, warning of heavy rains as well as hail and snow, while AEMET suggests the storms could last until at least 5 March. The Spanish Tourist Office UK said: “We have spoken to our partners in Gran Canaria with regards to recent localised flooding in the area of Telde.

Tourists on Gran Canaria have been warned to stay indoors following flooding, which has seen piles of mud and dirt cover streets and drag cars under bridges and into the sea

Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands has been hit by major floods which have seen cars being swept out to sea. Tourists have been warned to stay indoors as the rising water levels pose a serious hazard across the holiday island.

Gran Canaria, a popular holiday hotspot in the Canary Islands, has been ravaged by catastrophic flooding, which has seen vehicles washed into the ocean. Holidaymakers have received direct warnings to remain inside as surging waters pose extreme dangers across the island.

Gran Canaria floods have seen cars washed out to sea as the Spanish holiday island is hit by a red alert for rain as local residents and emergency services are on high alert

Floods swept cars down ravines and into the sea after heavy rain hit nearby hills in Spain’s Canary Islands. Passersby yanked one woman from car as it was starting to be dragged away by fast, muddy water overflowing from a stream on Gran Canaria.

Gran Canaria has been hit by massive flooding with cars being swept into the sea as a state of 'pre-alert' was declared

Dramatic footage captures cars being swept away as massive floods hit a Tenerife, with torrential rain flushing vehicles down roads. Emergency services are working tirelessly to rescue stranded residents and manage the chaos.