COSTA Blanca has been submerged under water after parts of Spain were swallowed up by flash floods following a severe weather warning that brought a swift end to the summer heatwave.
Sweltering Spanish temperatures were pushed aside by monstrous thunderstorms that, when mixed with the Mediterranean’s uncharacteristically humid air, caused carnage for unexpectent sun-seekers.
Yellow weather warnings were forecast hour before police were forced to redirect traffic after heavy rain flooded a tunnel in the town of Altea, located just north of holiday hotspot Benidorm.
In surrounding areas cars were washed down streets flooded with murky water from the once-dry ground that had characterised a summer-long European scorcher that saw blistering temperatures soar to 48C in Spain.
The huge downpour saw drains become blocked with thick, muddy water that went on as far as the eye can seem promoting locals and holidaymakers to upload their shocking videos of the storm onto social media.