This is the moment massive rocks come crashing down on an Ibiza hotel in front of screaming British tourists, leaving three people injured and others trapped as a hillside collapsed during intense rain.
In dramatic footage, a British holidaymaker staying at the hotel can be heard shouting 'Oh my God, oh my God' over and over as the situation unfolded.
Four people were trapped following the landslide at the four-star Vibra Tropical Garden Apartments, a short walk from Figueretas beach, which is the closest one to Ibiza's town centre and old quarter.
Two of the three casualties among them were assisted at the scene for minor injuries, although the third was taken to a nearby private hospital for treatment. The fourth person trapped was unharmed.
It was not immediately clear this morning whether any British tourists were among those hurt.
The landslide led to 220 guests staying at the hotel being evacuated and taken to other hotels in the resort of Playa d'en Bossa.
Ibiza Town Council confirmed the evacuation and casualty toll overnight as they said two other people had been injured elsewhere in the island capital in the freak floods on the holiday island. The weather difficulties came after Spain was battered by Hurricane Gabrielle.
One was a pensioner who broke his leg when he fell into an open drain as he tried to cross the road. The drain cover had come off in the storm that brought chaos to several parts of Ibiza yesterday, as an orange weather alert in place was upped to red.
Parts of the road to the airport had to be closed after becoming impassable, with tourists ending up having to walk with heavy suitcases to try to reach their plane on time.
A taxi driver taking one holidaymaker to the airport from the resort of San Antonio told overnight how the trip, which normally takes just 25 minutes, had turned into a three-hour nightmare.
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