40 elderly holidaymakers, some with health issues, stranded in Alicante

A GROUP of 40 elderly holidaymakers, some with health issues, are reportedly stranded in Alicante.

They had travelled to Benidorm with Imerso, but what should have been a relaxing break soon turned into a nightmare, according to Diario de Avisos.

All 40 of the pensioners had planned to return to Tenerife at the weekend, but the Spanish Government’s announcement that the country is in a ‘state of alarm’ and fears for public safety saw their flight cancelled.

They have provisionally been offered an alternative flight on Wednesday (depending on airlines), and will spend tonight in a hotel in Alicante, but from tomorrow they are on their own – causing anguish and panic attacks, the Spanish newspaper reports.

Some have health problems and need medication while others apparently don’t have the funds to find accommodation.