Travel warning for Brits heading to Canary Islands | Travel News

As people gear up for Easter getaways to journey to the Canary Islands, a U.Ok. Foreign Office journey alert for trip goers heading to Lanzarote is making waves due to intense rainfall and flooding. The advisory was issued on Sunday, April 13, cautioning of the heavy downpours and floods disrupting the Spanish island. It comes after a journey warning was issued for a tropical vacation spot as sexual assaults on jet skis ramped up. 

The British authorities’s alert states: “Heavy rainfall and flooding in Lanzarote occurred earlier today (13 April 2025) with Costa Teguise, San Bartolomé, and Arrecife particularly affected. Services across the island are affected. Some hotels are currently without power. Some roads are currently affected by mud. If you are in Lanzarote or travelling to Lanzarote, follow the advice of the local authorities and monitor local weather updates.”

Reporting on the deluge, the Metro shared feedback from Yorkshire native Mike Hallet who witnessed the chaos first-hand: “The motorways were flooded, water was coming off embankments like full-blown waterfalls. It was proper full-on. I’ve never seen water like it. I’m amazed no one was killed. It felt like Armageddon.”

While Hallet was in a position to return to his lodge regardless of the floodwaters, he discovered the building inundated, though his room remained dry enough for an in a single day keep. Unfortunately, the lodge suffered a loss of working water. Meanwhile, an underrated African metropolis with a Spanish aptitude is turning into common with vacationers.

Videos surfacing online depict the dramatic scenes with torrents of muddy water dashing by means of the streets and rivers brimming over following a tempestuous Saturday afternoon storm, stories Wales Online.

Cars have been deserted in deep water and huge areas of land are underwater. No casualties have been reported up to now.

The island, a common vacation spot for vacationers, has declared a state of emergency. Arrecife, situated on the southern coast of Lanzarote, has skilled some of the worst flooding.

The U.S. authorities has Spain at a Level 2 advisory, “Exercise Increased Caution”. 

It warns: “Terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in Spain. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, local government facilities, hotels, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, parks, major sporting and cultural events, educational institutions, airports, and other public areas.

“Demonstrations are common. They might happen in response to political or financial points, on politically important holidays, and during worldwide occasions.”

It goes on:

“If you resolve to journey to Spain:

• Avoid demonstrations and crowds.
• Be conscious of your environment when touring to vacationer areas and crowded public venues.
• Follow the instructions of native authorities.
• Monitor native media for breaking occasions and regulate your plans based mostly on new info.”