The moment TORNADOES struck the coast of Ibiza in storm

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Video shows swirling tornado captured on the Balearic holiday island
While one tornado struck inland, another whipped up water off coast
Boats washed up on shore and power lines severely damaged

Published: 08:10 EST, 3 September 2015 | Updated: 12:13 EST, 3 September 2015

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This shocking video shows the moment a tornado struck the holiday resort of Ibiza as torrential storms swept the island.

Footage, that appears to be shot at a safe distance, shows the swirl of a tornado exiting from a grey sky.

Local news sources reported that there were two tornadoes in Ibiza on Tuesday, one at sea and one inland that hit San Antonio. They appeared during a storm that uprooted trees and damaged power lines and houses.

This amazing shot was captured on the coast of Ibiza, showing the tornado stirring up the waters

As the sky turned an eerie grey, a tornado came down causing water to shoot upwards

Harry Russell, who is from the UK and working in Ibiza, captured the tornado while filming a villa party

Harry Russell, who films club nights and weddings in Ibiza during the summer months, was also on hand to capture the phenomenon.

Russell, from Northampton, told MailOnline Travel: 'I was excited when I saw it. My girlfriend and I had a filming job to cover a private villa party then the sunny day turned into a storm in such a short space.

'The weather hasn’t been too bad but roughly two weeks ago Ibiza had a massive storm that flooded the town areas.'

The Mirror described how onlookers said it was 'like something from a Hollywood blockbuster' and that they 'had never witnessed anything like it in their lives'.

As a result of the tornado and ferocious storms, boats were found crashed into rocks on the coastline

One holidaymaker, at a safe distance from the action, captured the scene of a tornado striking Ibiza

Locals told Periodico de Ibiza that there was widespread 'panic' for 15 minutes as one tornado moved through San Antonio, with many worried their homes would be swept away.

In the district of Can Nebo, 70 per cent of the trees were destroyed, some of which were tossed 30 metres from their base by the tornado.

In addition, heavy rain led to extensive flooding, with roads to and from the international airport closed and many flights delayed or cancelled.

There are as yet no reports of any injuries, but The Mirror reports that firefighters and police had to deal with a string of incidents, including a minibus trapped by flooding and that one house had its heavy front door completely ripped off.

The islands of Ibiza and Formentera continue to be on yellow alert for rain and storms today.

A clean-up operation is ongoing, but weather forecasts are warning of more torrential rain to come.

HAILSTONES THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS KILL 300 FLAMINGOS IN FREAK SPANISH STORMS

More than 300 flamingos and their chicks have been wiped out by a huge hail storm with ice balls the size of golf balls.

The tragedy happened in Petrola Lagoon, a unique breeding ground for the exotic birds in the south-central Spanish province of Albacete.

Scores of other birds were injured in the heavy storm and are being treated by vets.

Many flamingos were killed by a freak hailstorm as Spain suffered stormy weather recently (file photo)

It is the second disaster to hit the lagoon as 80 flamingos were killed in a hail storm in 2010.

Head of Special Services Prevention and Fire Fighting Ovidio Garcia said they had been asked to help recover some of the dead carcasses from the vast lagoon.

He said boats were being used to recover both dead and injured birds and chicks.

He added: 'The data given to us said that there are around 300 dead animals'.

The director of the Natural Reserve of Lagoon of Petrola, Jose Lopez, said what had happened was a 'disaster'. He revealed that the majority of the dead birds were young chicks that were born this year and it could affect the breeding programme.

Biologist Juan Picazo Talavera said that only a few weeks ago he counted around 330 individuals but that the population of flamingos had decreased by around 80 percent.

The Petrola lagoon is salted and is currently one of the unique breeding points of the flamingo in Spain.