Terrified onlooker ran to safety as debris flew past their heads
© SolarpixTerrified onlooker ran to safety as debris flew past their heads
The crazy conditions have already claimed the lives of several individuals

This is the terrifying moment a waterspout tornado rips through boats moored at a port in a Spanish holiday hotspot.

Footage shows the twister tearing into several vessels in the Costa Calida resort of Mazarron, in the south-eastern region of Murcia.

Bar and restaurant terraces were also caught up in the destruction, as debris was hurled through the air.

Terrified onlookers can be heard screaming while yacht parts spin violently overhead.

Others - including British tourists - are seen making a frantic dash for safety.

Fortunately, early reports suggest no one was injured.



The freak weather struck yesterday afternoon.

Local media said at least two twisters hit the area, which remained on yellow alert until 6pm.

Elsewhere along the coast, authorities were placed on red alert as torrential rain triggered severe flooding.

Police confirmed early this morning the body of a man reported missing in the province of Granada had been found.

At the same time, a major search operation resumed to locate another man who disappeared while trying to cross a swollen river in neighbouring Malaga.

A friend who went missing with him late on Saturday afternoon was found dead yesterday afternoon.

The two close friends, aged 54 and 53, were reportedly attempting to cross the Fahala River in Alhaurín el Grande as they tried to get home after leaving a restaurant.

A Civil Guard spokesperson said: "At around 5.05pm today, the lifeless body of one of the two missing men was found in the Fahala River.

In an update this morning, police confirmed the operation was under way again.

Around 150 people are involved - half Civil Guard officers - alongside volunteers, local police and Civil Protection workers.

Search teams are operating in eight groups, covering the stretch from where the men disappeared to the river mouth.

The body of the second man was eventually recovered.

The search for a third missing person ended overnight after volunteers discovered a body in the early hours of the morning.

The victim was found beneath a tree trunk around two miles from where he was last seen.

Local mayor Antonio Salazar said the man, named only as Adrian, was swept away by fast-moving water while trying to cross a stream on his motorbike.

A friend who was with him managed to escape and raise the alarm.

The motorbike has since been recovered.

In a separate incident on Saturday, a woman was left fighting for her life after a street light collapsed on her in Sabadell, near Barcelona.