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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Barney Davis and Bryony Gooch

Airport forced to close over major flooding on Canary Islands after torrential rain

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.

Rising floodwaters saw cars swept downstream as reservoirs burst their banks and covered entire neighbourhoods in sludge and debris.

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