British holidaymakers are scrambling to get home from Spain after the coronavirus outbreak caused the country to close its beaches amid a nation-wide lockdown.
Pictures show how Benidorm on the Costa Blanca was abandoned as tourists who normally flock to the region's beaches for winter sun were forced to stay away.
The sandy stretch was shut after a declaration of emergency resulted in beaches being closed off to the public in the Costa del Sol, the Canary Islands and the Balearics.
And today the exodus of Brits gathered pace as tourists scrambled to get home and expats tried to return to the UK to care for elderly relatives. Have you been caught up in the coronavirus crisis while abroad?
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