The incidents came after regional government officials issued a severe weather warning as a severe storm hit northern Tenerife and other parts of the Canary Islands.
Garichiko was one of the hardest hit areas, with waves crashing against the sea wall and flooding the streets, to the amazement of the locals, who filmed the water running towards them, running away.
Severe storms have resulted in restaurant windows being smashed, cars swept out to sea and a soccer field destroyed by severe flooding on the tourist island of Tenerife. According to local mayor Alvaro Davila, 65 apartments, some of which were considered vacation homes, were evacuated. He also confirmed that no one was hurt in a panic that resulted in 39 people being ordered to leave two buildings in Garichico in northwest Tenerife. Meanwhile, diners were stunned after waves smashed the windows of a hotel restaurant on the south coast of the island.
Further south, in the resort area of Adeje, there were also reports of waves breaking the windows of the hotel's restaurant, although again there were no casualties. The first evacuations took place around 10:00 pm on Saturday evening, others around 2:00 am. Many of the evacuated homes in Mesa del Mar are vacation homes. It is not known if the British were among those asked to leave their apartments, although the city is popular with holidaymakers and has two natural pools that are very attractive to both locals and visitors to the city.
Parts of Malaga were also hit by heavy rains that hit Mijas, Ojén and Coin hard. The streets of Marbella have turned into rivers because of the rain.
The roads around Los Llanitos and Errizo were destroyed by a landslide. On the Spanish mainland, in the province of Valencia on the east coast, and in parts of the Costa Blanca, a warning has been issued for tomorrow as they prepare for heavy rain. Twenty town halls in the region, including the Costa Blanca resorts of Javea and Denia, have announced that schools will be closed today due to a severe weather warning.
Today, during a storm, waves hit the Canary Islands in southwestern Spain. Strong winds and heavy rain hit Spain overnight, affecting at least five resort regions, but rescuers say no lull is expected, the storm is raging and bringing more strong winds and heavy rain. The hurricane also flooded rivers, downed power lines, uprooted trees and disrupted rail and air links in the region, leaving more than 18,000 families without power.
Local authorities said three police officers and another fisherman had to be rescued after they tried to rescue a man in the resort town of Garachico. The storm brought winds of 170 kilometers per hour to Tenerife in southwestern Spain, causing 14 flights to be canceled, according to Spanish airport operator Aena.
According to local authorities, about 4,000 families in Tenerife were left without electricity due to wind damage to power lines. Two city parks remained closed on Sunday due to strong winds.
On Saturday, Spain's meteorological office issued an orange alert to 15 regions in the country's southwest as the storm hit its Atlantic coast. The wind speed in Meloneras in the southwest was 148 kilometers per hour. Even on the northwest coast of Lanzarote, wind speeds reached 120 kilometers per hour. On Sunday, wind gusts up to 90 kilometers per hour continued to be observed in the region.
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