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Hundreds of homes and roads on Lanzarote have been flooded, after torrential rainfall swept across the Canary Island on Saturday.

The sunshine will be replaced by cloud, fresh south-westerly winds and some rainfall at the start of the week.

In terms of rainfall, only Scotland recorded more than half the monthly average.

After a dry March which only delivered 64% of the normal rainfall for the month, firefighters have warned of very dry dead vegetation providing ample fuel for fires.

The hills and trees were almost neon green after several days of heavy rainfall, the horses especially sluggish.