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Watch as huge waves rip balconies off apartment building on Spanish island

November 20, 2018

A beachside apartment block in Tenerife has been evacuated after enormous waves as high as 6m generated by a storm caused extensive damage to the building on the Canary Islands.

A video showed a wave crash into the building, ripping balconies away from the building.

The Mar y Sol building is in the town of Mesa del Mar, a popular holiday spot, the BCC reported.

The local council said 67 apartments in the block had been evacuated, with nearby beaches, roads and pools also closed.

An alert for a strong storm was issued on Saturday.

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