Alicante is hit by flash floods as hellish torrents of water are seen swamping streets in popular Brit holiday hotspot – with drivers rescued from their cars as vehicles are swept away

Alicante has been devastated by flash floods that have swept cars down streets, just days after floods in Valencia killed 214 people. 

New images and videos coming from the tourist hotspot, popular with British holidaymakers, show its streets flooded with dirty rainwater that has fallen in recent days.  

Alicante Airport is currently delaying dozens of flights, many of them coming from the UK.  

More to follow.