Majorca flood chaos as weather warning issued for MORE RAIN after Palma airport left swamped & flights cancelled

THE Majorca flood chaos is set to continue after a weather warning was issued for more rain at the Brit holiday hotspot.

Hundreds of travellers were impacted by the torrential flooding yesterday as Palma de Mallorca Airport was left swamped and flights were cancelled.

Planes were left stranded on the tarmac at Palma airport following the torrential floodsSolarpix

One worker at the airport could be seen diving in the water

Others were seen wading through knee-high floods

Travellers were left fighting for shelter as rain seeped through airport ceilings

One man could be seen standing on the outside of his car to avoid the high water levels

Pictures showed planes grounded on flooded runways as tropical thunderstorms battered the Spanish island.

Other footage revealed rain pouring through airport ceilings and workers wading through knee-high water as many people were left stranded.

And there is only more bad news to come for holidaymakers following the latest weather update for the Balearics.

It’s been reported by AEMet that 20mm rain is expected to thunder down across central and southern Majorca from 2pm to 8pm today (Wednesday, June 12).

That means the island’s airport will continue to be hampered by the torrential conditions, putting more flights to and from the UK at risk of being delayed or even cancelled.

The city of Palma, Majorca’s capital, will also obviously be affected, as will the party of resort of Magaluf.

Popular with Brits, in particular, this is where the majority of visitors to the island go to party in the summer sunshine.

But the scene is expected to be sombre at the least, with flooding expected across the areas full of bars and clubs.

The weather is expected to dry up late into the night, with no more rainfall currently forecast by AEMet for Wednesday and Thursday.

Footage uploaded to social media showed one airport worker diving into the water on the airport tarmac.

The floods were so deep, in fact, that he managed to completely submerge after diving in.

Other clips also showed airport vehicles doing their best to navigate the flooded tarmac.

One video even captured a man standing on the side of his car to escape the water that had swamped the inside of the vehicle.

A number of UK flights were cancelled and postponed on Tuesday.

The flights included:

• 5:15pm from Southampton with British Airways
• 5:30pm from London Gatwick with easyJet
• 5:35pm to London Luton with easyJet
• 6:25pm from Birmingham with Ryanair
• 6:30pm from London Stansted with Ryanair
• 7pm from Leeds with TUI
• 7:35pm from London Heathrow with British Airways
• 7:40pm from London Stansted with Ryanair
• 8:10pm to London City with British Airways
• 8:10pm to London Stansted with Ryanair
• 8pm to Manchester with TUI
• 9:10pm to Manchester with TUI

And a number of other flights across Europe were also impacted because of the severe weather.

Most were rerouted to other nearby airports in Spain.

Floods have hit a number of holiday hotspots in Costa Blanca, including Benidorm, Valencia and Alicante.

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A Ryanair flight was seen stranded on the runway amid the torrential downpours[/caption]

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Palma Airport has been forced to cancel or delay the majority of flights[/caption]

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The airport showed yesterday all flights being diverted or cancelled[/caption]