Watch: Irish tourist hotspot Lanzarote hit by flooding after torrential rain

No one has been injured in the flooding, authorities said. File picture

Homes were flooded and roads turned into muddy rivers after torrential rainfall over the Spanish Canary Island of Lanzarote, a popular year-round tourist destination.

A state of emergency was declared after 6cm (2.4 inches) of rain fell in two hours on Saturday, emergency services said on Sunday.