“SUDDEN snowfall has now blasted the Canary Islands following a flash flood that swept through holiday hotspots. Shocking footage showed the islands being struck by muddy swathes of water just before blankets of snowfall were reported falling on one of their national parks. 8 Teide National Park on Tenerife was blanketed in snow just as”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk
Shocking footage showed the islands being struck by muddy swathes of water just before blankets of snowfall were reported falling on one of their national parks.
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Teide National Park on Tenerife was blanketed in snow just as the Canary Islands experience flash floods
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Spain’s weather agency expects snowfall could be “heavy”
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Nearby Canary Islands such as Gran Canaria were hit hard by flash floods recentlyCredit: Reuters
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Muddy flood waters dragged cars across the roads in Gran Canaria before Tenerife experienced snowfallCredit: ReutersNew images from the Teide National Park in Tenerife now show a snow-covered mountain contrasting to scenes of torrential rainfall elsewhere on the island.
The government has issued a “state of pre-alert”, with both Tenerife and La Palma remaining on alert for further snowfall today.
Spain’s national weather agency, Aemet, issued yellow warnings for snow for both islands which will stay in place until this evening.
Up to four centimetres of snow have been predicted to settle in 24 hours.
The agency said: “Snowfall may take the form of showers and could be locally heavy. Snow level 1800-2000 m. At higher altitudes, greater accumulations are expected.”
The Tenerife Cabildo shared several videos showing the usually tropical-looking volcano completely submerged in a blanket of snow.
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Residents across the Canary Islands have been instructed to remain indoors due to the extreme weather
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Up to four centimetres of snow is predicted to fallAll access to the popular national park on the Spanish island is still closed due to public safety.
The severe rainfall and rare snow has pushed the islands into a frenzy as many tourists and locals have been instructed to stay indoors.
Biblical rainfall ravaged the popular holiday destination, with many videos showing the water’s trail of destruction.
The recent weather disasters were caused by the phenomenon DANA, a Spanish acronym for high-altitude isolated depression.
One terrifying video showed a vehicle being swept away into the sea at the Playa Salinetas Beach.
A terrifying video showed a woman being rescued from a car engulfed in floodwater.
Several cars were also dragged into the island’s Las Bachilleras ravine.
Officials issued a “pre-alert” warning across the Canary Islands on Saturday.
This came as heavy rainfall hit the archipelago throughout the weekend.
Despite being told to remain indoors, many locals have started to clean up battered streets with shovels and brushes.
The snow and flooding comes just months after 200 people were killed in devastating floods in southern Spain last October.
Areas near major cities such as Valencia and Marbella were ravaged by the horrifying flash floods, with towns like Turis and Utiel near Valencia recording up to 200m of rainfall.
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The surprising snowfall comes after flash floods on the Spanish islands
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The government issued a “state of pre-alert” on Tenerife and expects more snowfall