Canary Islands flooding turns streets into rivers with British tourists warned to remain alert - Cars were swept out to the sea after heavy rain caused widespread damage in the Gran Canaria and Teneri

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.

The heavy downpours, which have battered Gran Canaria and Tenerife for several days, have led to widespread chaos, with cars swept away by fast-moving floodwaters. In Telde, a town on Gran Canaria, dramatic footage showed cars drifting through streets before being carried out to sea.

Irish holiday hot spot favourite Gran Canaria has been hit with horror flash floods causing chaos on the island.

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.

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, 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

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.