Floods smash Spain resorts turning roads to rivers as huge lightning storms strike Benidorm & hail sends Brits running
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THIS is the horror moment flash flooding smashes southern Spain turning roads to rivers and sending Brits running.
Murcia, the region around Benidorm, has been lashed by wild weather just two weeks after thunderstorms hit the country and swept two away.
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Water rushed along the streets of Moratalla
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Lightning cracked across the sky in Benidorm
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Water gushed down the steps in Cieza
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Lightning cracked along the beloved beach at Benidorm with Brits forced to take shelter and the holiday hotspot turning to a ghost town as folks hid.
Towns southwest of the city were the hardest hit as several homes were evacuated and some 90litres of rain fell per square metre in the worst hit areas.
Footage shows flooding in the streets of the idyllic towns with a torrent of water running down streets.
Murky brown water rushed along the streets of Moratalla while thick sheets of golf-sized hail balls blanketed Caravaca de la Cruz and smashed the windscreens of parked cars.
Basements and drains were flooded as the water moved through streets, promising locals a large cleanup operation.
Cops had to move parked vehicles which were in the path of rushing water as they risked being moved into the street or swept away and damaging what they hit.
The massive amount of hail froze in the streets making large piles of ice that needed to be smashed up by locals.
Wind gusted along the coast with La Manga del Mar Menor reaching speeds of 34mph.
Further rain is forecast for the the Altiplano, Northwest, and Vega del Segura regions, and could see 30litres per square metre in an hour.
Hail measuring more than two centimetres across could fall, which combined with the rain, has lead officials to plan for more flooding.
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Forest fires also appear to have been lit by the lightning strikes with emergency services rushing to put them out.
Temperatures plunged 10C below normal just days after the same areas had seen hot temperatures.
Weather warnings were in place from 6am until midnight on Thursday but were wound down in Murcia on Friday morning.
Yellow weather warnings remain in place for the southern tip of the country around Gibraltar and some in the northeast for Catalonia and Menorca.
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Rain lashed parked cars and threatened to sweep them away
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Huge chunks of hail frozen solid were left in the streets
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Those in Benidorm said it became a ghost town after the wild weather
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The area is expecting pleasant weather over the weekend - which will be perfect for those needing to clean up and dry out.
It comes just two weeks after wild weather smashed the same area with footage showing a car disappearing off a ledge.
Shocking footage showed cars being swept away, including down a river and over a ledge.
It comes as Cyprus has been hit by the worst wildfires in 50 years amid a 44C heatwave.
The country has plunged into chaos after two people were burnt alive and more than 70 houses were destroyed.
Dry hills could be seen burning as flames reached up into the sky and quickly spread through the shrub.
Homes were left torched despite the best efforts of firefighters.
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