As people gear up for Easter getaways to travel to the Canary Islands, a U.Ok. Foreign Office travel alert for vacation goers heading to Lanzarote is making waves due to intense rainfall and flooding. The advisory was issued on Sunday, April 13, cautioning of the heavy downpours and floods disrupting the Spanish island. It comes after a travel warning was issued for a tropical vacation spot as sexual assaults on jet skis ramped up.
The British authorities’s alert states: “Heavy rainfall and flooding in Lanzarote occurred earlier today (13 April 2025) with Costa Teguise, San Bartolomé, and Arrecife particularly affected. Services across the island are affected. Some hotels are currently without power. Some roads are currently affected by mud. If you are in Lanzarote or travelling to Lanzarote, follow the advice of the local authorities and monitor local weather updates.”
Reporting on the deluge, the Metro shared feedback from Yorkshire native Mike Hallet who witnessed the chaos first-hand: “The motorways were flooded, water was coming off embankments like full-blown waterfalls. It was proper full-on. I’ve never seen water like it. I’m amazed no one was killed. It felt like Armageddon.”
While Hallet was ready to return to his lodge regardless of the floodwaters, he discovered the building inundated, though his room remained dry enough for an in a single day keep. Unfortunately, the lodge suffered a loss of operating water. Meanwhile, an underrated African metropolis with a Spanish aptitude is changing into in style with vacationers.
Videos surfacing online depict the dramatic scenes with torrents of muddy water speeding by way of the streets and rivers brimming over following a tempestuous Saturday afternoon storm, studies Wales Online.
Cars have been deserted in deep water and huge areas of land are underwater. No casualties have been reported up to now.
The island, a in style vacation spot for vacationers, has declared a state of emergency. Arrecife, situated on the southern coast of Lanzarote, has skilled some of the worst flooding.
The U.S. authorities has Spain at a Level 2 advisory, “Exercise Increased Caution”.
It warns: “Terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in Spain. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, local government facilities, hotels, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, parks, major sporting and cultural events, educational institutions, airports, and other public areas.
“Demonstrations are common. They might happen in response to political or financial points, on politically vital holidays, and during worldwide occasions.”
It goes on:
“If you determine to travel to Spain:
- Avoid demonstrations and crowds.
- Be conscious of your environment when touring to vacationer places and crowded public venues.
- Follow the instructions of native authorities.
- Monitor native media for breaking occasions and modify your plans primarily based on new info.”
