Nestled off the west coast of Africa is a set of islands that make for an ideal destination for cruise lovers. The Canary Islands are filled with everything someone looking for a holiday could want.

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Heavy rain and flooding have hit the third-largest island in the Canaries, Gran Canaria, covering streets with mud, sweeping away cars and closing beaches. By Tuesday evening, there were no longer any ...

Gran Canaria’s main airport has been forced to shut after torrential rainfall battered popular British hotspots Gran Canaria and Tenerife for days, turning streets in the Canary Islands to rivers.

Airport operator AENA (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea) announced that Gran Canaria Airport was "inoperative" due to heavy flooding in the region. Pictures from the airport showed ...

However, a red alert remains in place for Gran Canaria after the weather warning was increased on Monday, March 3, and an emergency plan has now been announced across all the islands due to severe ...

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 ...

Eyewitness footage captured cars stranded on flooded streets and vehicles being swept into the sea by rising floodwaters in Spain's Gran Canaria. A sudden storm hit the Telde region, bringing the ...

Gran Canaria’s airport has been closed by flooding a day after cars were swept down ravines and into the sea off Spain’s Canary Islands. No one has been reported injured in the floods ...

British tourists to Gran Canariahave been told to stay indoors as horror floods hit the top Spanish holiday island. Shocking images on social media show rivers of dirt and mud covering the streets ...