A whopping 100mm deluge hit the region as a weather warning was issued to 25 provinces.
Cars were left submerged after heavy rain in Tarazona, Spain(Image: X/Pensasmeneras)
A Brit holiday hotspot in Spain has been issued with severe storm and hail warnings after a huge 100mm of water hit the area – leaving cars submerged in the rain waters.
Weather warnings have been issued for 25 Spanish provinces, with eight of them placed on an orange caution, by Spain’s State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). Shocking images showed the aftermath after a staggering rain deluge in just one hour in the city of Tarazona, in the Zaragoza province. The banks of the Ebro River, which runs through the city, were put on a red alert yesterday, July 11.
This alert is set to remain in place late into this evening after terrifying videos showed cars submerged in the murky rain waters that caused urban flooding in the holiday hotspot, reports the Mirror.
Outdoor chairs and tables at restaurants quickly ditched in the extreme weather were also seen being battered by the rising water levels throughout the streets of Tarazona.
Weather warning were issued in 25 regions of Spain(Image: X/Top Disaster)
Local rescue teams scrambled to over 30 flood-related incidents in the past two days, which included blocked roads and fallen trees, but thankfully no casualties have been reported.
Spain’s The Military Emergency Unit (UME) was also send to towns in the Zaragoza region to aid with the extreme weather conditions.
Orange-level weather warnings, which alert locals about possible severe storms, were issued for eight places in Spain, many of which are havens for British tourists. These places include Huesca, Teruel, Zaragoza, Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, Tarragona and Castellón.
These areas could be battered by storms and experience floods, which could throw holidays plans into chaos for many of those travelling to Spain.
A red weather warning was even issued earlier today in Spain’s Catalonia region, but this threat has since decreased. This extreme weather was caused by a high-level depression, also known as a cold drop, according to Sur.
Tables and chairs outside restaurants were abandoned as the extreme weather came in(Image: X/Top Disaster)
Areas in the north of Spain were hit particularly hard by today’s extreme weather due to likelihood of flash floods in valleys, ravines and gullies”. AEMET predicted around 50 litres per square metre of rain could hit the neighbouring Aragon and Catalonia regions, in the north.
Other major areas, loved by British tourists, were also issued weather warnings, including Alicante and Valencia. Even the Balearic Islands were issued a yellow weather warning earlier today. Despite this, not all parts of Spain were battered with heavy weather and urban flooding as the southeast of the nation saw sweltering hot temperatures.
Areas like Murcia, Alicante, inland Andalusia, and parts of Extremadura, are set to see boiling hot temperatures reaching nearly 40C, providing Spain with a sharp contrast in extreme weather conditions battering the country.