Spain holidays to Mallorca have only just been blighted by mini-tsunamis, but now forest fires are threatening the popular tourist island.
The country is currently enduring one of its hottest summers in living memory.
Tourists in Mallorca are now being warned that the forest fires could bring their holidays to a sudden end.
The alarm has been sounded after sixty people had to be evacuated from the town of Pollença in the northern part of the island due to an out-of-control inferno.
A local official told The Sun Online that “a large proportion of the island could go up in flames at any moment.”
Last year 80 fires damaged nearly 170 hectares of land – and authorities fear summer 2018 could be even worse.
As well as Pollença, the other tourist spots at risk are the town of Alcudia – known for its beaches and Tramuntana – a mountain range which forms the northern backbone of the island, fire officials have said.
A spokesman for the Baleriac Islands’ Ministry of Agriculture told The Sun Online: “In summer, the risk of forest fires in the Mediterranean area is always extreme.
“The fires are becoming more extensive, intense and dangerous.”
Earlier this week Mallorca and Menorca were hit by “mini-tsunamis.”
A number of viral videos have captured the shocking moment popular beach resorts in were hit.
In the videos, water surges from the beaches and flows through the town.
Waves as high as five feet smashed the coast with bars and restaurants being affected.
People watch on as umbrellas and loungers are swept away by the water, and a car attempts to drive through.
The meteotsunamis, also known as meteorological tsunamis, occur when changes in barometric pressure are detected.
This causes the large waves to displace in the water which causes the flooding.
They can be as tall as six feet and despite smaller than regular tsunamis, also cause injuries and deaths.
No-one has been injured in the strong waves to hit the region.
Beaches were also relatively empty at the time as it occurred before tourists flocked to the coast for the day.
The UK Foreign Office has not yet updated its travel advice to the Spanish islands.
