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Storm Therese batters Puerto de la Cruz

Up to 60 litres of rain per hour per square metre literally flooded Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife at the end of March 2026. Underpasses were filled to the brim and the Plaza del Charco was flooded. The day after, clean-up work was still under way. We're showing the photos and videos.

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Puerto de la Cruz Unwetter Rettung Teneriffa — Underpasses were flooded during the storm over Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife. The passengers on this bus had to be evacuated through the roof hatch.

Unwetter Teneriffa Puerto de la Cruz — Entire blocks of streets between the Plaza del Charco and the sea were also flooded.

Unwetter Teneriffa Puerto de la Cruz Autos — , parked next to the Plaza del Charco, are submerged in water up to the top of their tyres.

Momentos complicados en el #PuertodelaCruz, con la tromba de agua que pilló así a una guagua... vaya imágenes angustiosas. Afortunadamente sin daños personales. #Tenerife #Canarias #SantaCruz #Therese #borrascatherese pic.twitter.com/89grDXpJLV

- Victor Hugo Perez (@victorhugopi) March 24, 2026

📍Plaza del Charco, en el municipio tinerfeño de Puerto de la Cruz.#BorrascaTherese pic.twitter.com/99qneLsWjc

- RTVECanarias (@RTVECanarias) March 24, 2026

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I was passing by here with two c... Some people's irresponsibility knows no bounds. Plaza del Charco, #puertodelacruz, #Tenerife. #santacruz #canarias #therese #borrascatherese pic.twitter.com/eUN3Nwirnq

- Victor Hugo Perez (@victorhugopi) March 24, 2026

La plaza del charco en el Puerto de la Cruz 😣 pic.twitter.com/HAeEHDAaD4

- Mary 🇮🇨 (@maryperdomo1327) March 24, 2026

Borrasca Therese | La Plaza del Charco, en Puerto de la Cruz, está completamente anegada pic.twitter.com/jsDIHc4I41

- RTVC (@RTVCes) March 24, 2026

Auténticas inundaciones a esta hora en el #PuertodelaCruz, en #Tenerife (vídeo de Gabriel Trujillo). Ya ha llegado el aviso a todos los móviles en el norte de la isla, y se pasa a nivel 2, para que actúe la UME. #Canarias #SantaCruz #borrascatherese #therese pic.twitter.com/meyuCR9yQn

- Victor Hugo Perez (@victorhugopi) March 24, 2026

#Tenerife eleva la emergencia a nivel 2, con lo que se activa la UME para actuar en la isla. El vídeo es del #PuertodelaCruz, donde las calles son auténticos ríos (vídeo de Anny). SE ACABA DE ENVIAR UN SMS DE ALERTA A LOS MÓVILES DE LA GENTE EN EL NORTE DE LA ISLA pic.twitter.com/LzXQUdqE8N

- Victor Hugo Perez (@victorhugopi) March 24, 2026

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Las unidades de la #UIEMCanarias desplegadas en apoyo del @GranCanariaCab ya realizan trabajos de achique con autobombas en varios puntos de la isla y con el Equipo Medio de Bombeo de Aguas y Lodos #EMBAL en el túnel de Arucas.@112canarias #BorrascaTherese pic.twitter.com/OdcANEnqlF

- Ministerio Defensa (@Defensagob) March 24, 2026

Unwetter Puerto de la Cruz Teneriffa Barranco — This view of an otherwise dry Barranco shows just how much water is carried away during such storms and the force it generates in the process.

Unwetter Puerto de la Cruz Teneriffa Playa Jardin — This is how Playa Jardin is depicted, where the riverbed flows into the sea.

Unwetter Puerto de la Cruz Teneriffa Wasser braun — It is brown from the sediment it has carried along.

Unwetter Puerto de la Cruz Teneriffa Teide — Towering above it all is Mount Teide, which was blanketed in fresh snow during the storms.

Unwetter überflutet Puerto de la Cruz auf Teneriffa — All info and background: Storm floods Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife

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