21 Jan, 2020 @ 20:45
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IN VIDEOS: MONSTER waves engulf entire apartment blocks as Storm Gloria batters Spain’s Mallorca

Mallorca Wave

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THIS is the terrifying moment a monster wave seemed to engulf apartment buildings on Mallorca’s coast earlier today.ย 

The footage, believed to have been taken in Porto Colom, shows the water splash up and cover the buildings before also hitting the person making the recording.ย 

https://www.facebook.com/javi.mesquidagomez/videos/pcb.1893444097465833/2573830676059265/?type=3&theater

Another video shows a mammoth wave hit the seafront before crashing down on a car parked a fair distance away.ย 

A local commenting on the clips declared that ‘nowhere is safe’ as a third video shows streets awash with sea water.ย 

https://www.facebook.com/javi.mesquidagomez/videos/pcb.1893444097465833/2573830536059279/?type=3&theater

Mallorca remains on orange and yellow alerts for dangerous sea conditions today as a result of Storm Gloria, which has been wreaking havoc across eastern Spain over the past few days.

The island will remain on a yellow warning for the entirety of tomorrow before the weather begins to calm down on Thursday.

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