Sweeping thunderstorms have brought flash floods and turned an Italian holiday hotspot into a lake.
Dramatic footage posted to social media shows motorbikes almost fully submerged under flood water and cars attempting to move slowly with their hazards blinking.
The videos were taken in the vicinity of Piazza Euripide, in Syracuse, on the island of Sicily.
Red and white tables and chairs can also be seen being swept away in the gushing waters where roads were once apparent.
A couple of pedestrians, holding umbrellas to shield themselves from the stormy weather, wade through the water, which has reached their knees.
The ItaliaMeteo Agency, the national meteorological service, has issued a moderate rainfall and thunderstorm warning for the coming days.
Sicily’s latest inclement weather follows similar flash floods on October 1 which engulfed the towns of Agrigento and San Leone, which left residents unable to leave their homes.
Meanwhile Spain has also been battling with a mega storm which hit the country yesterday, with flooding leaving tourists stranded in airports and lightning sending people running for their lives.
Dramatic footage posted to social media shows cars almost fully submerged under flood water
The videos were taken in the vicinity of Piazza Euripide, in Syracuse, on the island of Sicily
Dramatic videos show cars battling through torrents of flood water in Barcelona where a warning to stay indoors was issued.
Ferocious winds and torrential heavy rain also caused chaos on the holiday island of Mallorca where flights were grounded and roads were blocked as the region was pounded by Storm Melissa.
Meteocat, the metereological service of Catalonia, placed Barcelona on orange alert as the city was battered by hail and rain brought by the downgraded hurricane that wreaked havoc on the island of Jamaica.
Residents were urged to take ‘extreme precautions’ and were advised to avoid travelling in the affected areas as Storm Melissa swept across the Iberian Peninsula.
The violent storm caused major disruptions at Barcelona’s El Prat Airport, with at least 47 cancellations reported for both domestic and international flights, Spanish news outlet La Vanguardia reported.
A graphic on flight tracking website Flightradar showed a number of grounded aircraft yesterday morning.
Barcelona firefighters responded to dozens of incidents caused by torrential rainfall involving residents trapped inside their buildings.
Elsewhere in the region of Catalonia, a property was evacuated in the town of Badia del Valles due to the possibility of a roof collapsing.
No injuries were reported, but several other local residents had to be rescued after becoming stranded in their cars.
The storm caused several waterways to overflow in the region of Catalonia.
Footage on social media showed flooded streets in the municipality of Cerdanyola del Vallès, near Barcelona, after the Riu Sec river overflowed.
Over in the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca was nearly brought to a standstill due to hail and rain, with dozens of delays reported at Palma airport.
Other videos shared on social media showed panicked locals running for cover as they were struck by hail and thunder.
A woman takes cover in Palma de Mallorca after getting caught up in a massive thunderstorm
Cars floated down village streets and water engulfed vehicles during a mega storm in Spain
The violent storm is expected to continue throughout the days, with the worst conditions expected in the regions of Andalucia, Galicia, Catalonia and Aragon
In the northwestern region of Galicia, waves of more than five metres were recorded, with winds reaching 80 kilometres per hour.
The violent storm is expected to continue throughout the days, with the worst conditions expected in the regions of Andalucia, Galicia, Catalonia and Aragon.
These latest weather events in Spain come a year after the region of Valencia was struck by devastating flash floods that killed more than 230 people.
The natural disaster was one of Europe’s deadliest in living memory.
