THIS is the moment a British tourist screams “Can someone get us help” as she climbed onto the roof of a minibus swallowed by raging floodwater in Tenerife.
Terrifying footage shows the woman perched on top of the stranded vehicle in a dark, water-filled tunnel as muddy torrents surge around her.
Moments earlier she had scrambled out through the sunroof, waving her arms frantically and crying: “Help, help.”
Another Brit can be heard shouting back: “Just stay there, don’t move” as an Italian onlooker tries to calm her, insisting police are on their way.
The emotionally-charged scenes unfolded around 9pm last night in Puerto de la Cruz after the minibus was overwhelmed by flash flooding during a torrential downpour.
Five tourists, all believed to be from the UK, were onboard the vehicle.
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As the water level rose rapidly, turning the road into a fast-moving river, the trapped holidaymakers feared for their lives and began escaping through the roof.
The driver managed to help three of them reach safety.
But two women were left stranded on top of the vehicle, with one surrounded by suitcases, suggesting they were heading to or from the airport.
Visibly shaken, one of the women broke down in tears and even started vaping as she waited to be rescued.
Firefighters eventually reached them by lowering a ladder from a bridge above and lifting them to safety.
All five tourists escaped unharmed.
The drama unfolded in an area locals call “El Pulpo” – or “The Octopus” – near the town’s famous Botanical Gardens.
At the exact same time, a rare emergency phone alert blasted out across the island warning of imminent flooding danger.
It comes as Storm Therese continues to batter the Canary Islands, leaving a trail of chaos, destruction and mass rescues.
The brutal storm has already caused dams to overflow, roads to collapse and entire communities to be cut off.
Flights have been cancelled and diverted, while thousands have been evacuated or stranded across the archipelago.
Puerto de la Cruz, a major tourist hotspot, was among the worst-hit areas.
In separate footage, motorbikes parked on a street are completely submerged – with a stunned local heard saying: “My God, the motorbikes. You can’t see them.”
Nearby, a wheelie bin floats past in the floodwater.
Emergency services have dealt with nearly 2,000 weather-related incidents since the storm hit last week, with Tenerife now at the centre of the crisis.
A rare red weather alert was issued last night for the island’s north, including Puerto de la Cruz, warning of “extraordinary danger”.
Officials said up to 60mm of rain could fall in just one hour, with violent winds and near-zero visibility.
Residents and tourists have been told to stay indoors, avoid travel and never attempt to cross floodwater.
Authorities warned the situation remains critical and highly unpredictable, with more chaos expected as Storm Therese refuses to ease.
