Roads transformed into rivers of ice after rain and hail batters holiday hotspot

A holiday hotspot in Spain saw roads transformed into icy rivers after the region was hit by hailstorms and torrential rain.

Video footage from this week shows cars in Santa Pola, on the Costa Blanca stuck in several feet of water and surrounded by massive sheets of broken ice floating on top.

In one clip, shared by The Sun, a car drives through water that almost reaches the top of its tyres.

In another, the water has drained away, but massive chunks of ice remain on the road and pavement.

Elsewhere on the Costa Blanca, in the town of Orihuela, a mini-tornado brought down trees and ripped tiles off roofs.

Several parts of Spain have been struck by extreme weather over the past few of days, as Storm Konrad made its way through the country.

Spain’s weather agency Aemet issued both yellow and amber weather warnings, forecasting strong winds, heavy rain, snow and ‘very low temperatures for this time of year’.

A car sits trapped in a flooded street surrounded by floating ice (Picture: Solarpix.com) Chunks of ice lie on the street after the water drained away (Picture: Solarpix.com) Parts of Spain are experiencing very low temperatures for this time of year (Picture: Solarpix.com)

Affected areas included Andalusia, Catalonia, Valencia, Rioja, Navarre, Madrid and Villaverd, Malaga and the Balearic Islands.

Several flights were affected.

Spain was hit with devastating flash floods in October last year, with more than 220 people killed and thousands evacuated from their homes.

The regions of Valencia and Andalusia were among the worst affected.

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