The streets of Toldeone of the main cities of the island of Gran Canariahave been submerged by the water due to awave of bad weather which hit the Canary Islands. In the attached video, a woman is rescued a few moments before her car is completely submerged by the waters.
The strong rains they caused the flooding of rivers and streams, causing significant damage to roads, buildings and infrastructures. Starting from the early afternoon yesterday, the Directorate General of Emergencies of the Government of the Canaries he declared him alert for intense rainfall in several municipalities of Gran Canariaincluding Arucas, Teror, Santa Brígida, Valsequillo and the same Toldein addition to the capital Las Palmas.
TO Toldethe second most populous municipality on the island, the torrential rains on Sunday caused the failure of a reservoirpouring around 700,000 liters of water. The huge amount of water has dragged several vehicles along a ravine up to the sea. Luckily, There are no victims or injuries.
The bad weather It caused strong inconvenience to the road networkwith long queues on the highway that connects Las Palmas at the airport and to the main tourist resorts of the southern island. The Municipality of Tlde invited citizens to limit movements.
In some areas, such as the beach of The Garitafloods have dragged numerous vehicles away. Beyond Gran Canariathe more intense rainfall they could also hit the north and the east of La Palma and the South-east of Tenerifewith the risk of isolated thunderstorms And snowfall on the highest peaks of the islands.
