Ecologists in Action has named and shamed the worst offenders in a report highlighting problems including chemical pollution, marine waste, over-development and sewage discharges.
Environmental group Ecologists in Action named and shamed worst offendersBritish holidaymakers have been warned about visiting nearly 50 'black flag' beaches in Spain .
El Amerador Beach in El Campello, just north of Alicante, has been given one of Ecologists in Action's 48 black flags because of disease-causing fecal pollution blamed on a nearby poorly-maintained pumping station. El Amerador Beach in El Campello just north of Alicante has been given one of Ecologists in Action's 48 black flags because of disease-causing fecal pollution blamed on a nearby poorly-maintained pumping station
Read More Thousands of plastics pellets wash up on Spanish beaches after falling from Maersk ship Claiming its political leaders were prioritising business interests in a 'suicidal race' and boasting about record tourism when its local population were suffering record poverty and unemployment, the organisation said: 'The ecological footprint of the Canary Islands corresponds to that of a territory 27 times larger.
'The problem extends to all eight Canary Islands. Underwater outlets are discharging 24/7 365 days a year in all the islands' archipelago. The popular Playa Blanca beach in Lanzarote gets one of the group's black flags this year because of a sewage spill caused by a pumping station fault which led to the beach's temporary closure in May
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