Canary Islands floods: Horror moment UK tourist trapped in minibus screams for help | World | News
Tourists sought refuge on top of the minibus in flooded Tenerife (Image: SOLARPIX) The dramatic moment a British holidaymaker screams for help from the roof of a minibus trapped in floodwater in the storm-hit Canary Islands was caught on camera. The UK tourist climbed onto the top of the vehicle, believed to be carrying five tourists all from Britain, and yelled out: “Can someone get us help?” In the emotional video filmed in Puerto de la Cruz, northern Tenerife, another Brit replies: “Just stay there, don’t move”. An Italian onlooker, meanwhile, tries to calm her down by assuring her that the police are on their way. The emotionally-charged scenes unfolded overnight after the vehicle, carrying five tourists all believed to be from the UK, was forced to come to a standstill during a torrential downpour in Puerto de la Cruz in the north of Tenerife. The holidaymakers, fearing for their lives as the floodwater continued rising in the tunnel they were trapped in, began to exit the minibus via the sunroof with the first out …
