Lizzie feared the entire island would be submerged as lightning strikes knocked out the power and cars were washed down the street
A nail technician feared she'd die when her £3,000 TUI holiday turned into a disaster movie - as a freak cyclone battered her hotel so ferociously holidaymakers were evacuated. Lizzie Spencer was holidaying with her mum for the first time in five years when their idyllic trip to Greek island Skiathos ended in chaos as their hotel was battered by Storm Daniel.
Shocking footage and photos show torrential downpours drenching the five-star resort, which led to its popular beach bar being 'cut in half'. Shocked online commenters compared the terrifying footage and images to that of a 'warzone'. "Nobody knew what was going on. We were so scared of there being a complete flooding of the hotel, or a landslide and being so close to the sea. We were out of food and power for 24 hours at the height of the storm, it was horrendous.
Lizzie said: "The scariest bit was when it started flooding properly, when that was coming up to my hotel and the speed of the current, it was scary. The locals said they've never seen anything like this. The locals looked scared, which scared me. "There were 7,000 lightning strikes in 24 hours and there was a grumble of thunder constantly. The lights would flash like off a film. I think the cyclone got stuck in our bay which is why the ordeal lasted for 36 hours.
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