ENVIRONMENTALISTS have been left outraged after local authorities in the coastal town of Zahara de los Atunes, near Cadiz, used bleach to disinfect their local beach just hours before children were due to visit for the first time in months. Tractors drove the length of the beach area, spraying a bleach solution in an attempt to clear the area of any infection but instead, caused ‘brutal damage’ to the local ecosystem and potentially could have harmed hundreds of people. The local authorities have been forced to apologise for their massive blunder, but environmentalist groups are seeking more. Leader of a volunteer environment group in Cadiz, Maria Dolores Iglesias, visited the beach after the substantial damage was done. The Andalucian regional government are considering fining the local authorities for their ill-advised actions but unfortunately the damage had already been done.

Source: The Local May 03, 2020 07:38 UTC