A EUROPEAN holiday hot spot has been devastated by horror flash floods – with authorities warning people to stay indoors. Shocking images have shown dangerous waters washing away cars and

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.

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Huge floods have hit one of Spain's top holiday islands, with authorities warning tourists to stay indoors as cars are swept out to sea.

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

Irish holiday hot spot favourite Gran Canaria has been hit with horror flash floods causing chaos on the 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 has been hit by massive flooding with cars being swept into the sea as a state of 'pre-alert' was declared