A freak hail and rain storm has struck southern Spain, leaving renowned tourist hotspots covered in ice and overrun with flood waters.
Huge hailstones and heavy rain pelted parts of the Costa Blanca yesterday, forcing stunned holidaymakers to run for cover and turning roads into raging rivers.
Almeria, Murcia, Granada, and parts of the Costa Blanca were placed under a yellow alert for heavy rain and 'potential hail' by state weather agency Aemet.
The town of Librilla, in Murcia, was among the worst affected, with 37 litres of hail per metre squared falling on the municipality in just half an hour.
Shocking video footage shows the streets submerged by fast-flowing floodwater as motorists try to navigate their way through the chaos.
