Nearly 50 Spanish tourist beaches given ‘Black Flag’ status for problems including chemical spills

Nearly 50 Spanish beaches popular to tourists have been given a ‘Black Flag’ level warning as holiday goers are given a fresh nightmare.

Toxic chemical spills, dog muck and invasive developments are the contributing factors behind the damning report. 

One beach in the north of Spain named A Calzoa has been slammed as the ‘worst dog beach in Spain.’

According to local media in the area, some have even described it as a ‘sandbox for dogs’, The Sun reported.

Other beaches critiqued in the review include those in Malaga as well as some in the Canary Islands, Catalonia, Balearic Islands and Basque Country.

Also pictured: the Javea seaside resort seen from above in Spain

Local authorities responsible for the named beaches have been slammed for failing to carry out the proper health and impact assessments. 

This, along with the poor management and contamination of the Spanish coast, led the environmentalist group Ecologists in Action to file the report. 

From the 48 named, a shocking 12 were issued due to chemical spills, faulty sanitation and purification problems.

Six were due to chemical, light or noise pollution and it is reported that even more than 48 should be slammed with the same warning flag.

Earlier this week furious British holidaymakers slammed easyJet after the airline axed more than a hundred flights.

As a result families were left stranded in airports with ‘no food or hotel’ as cancellations continued despite other operators carrying on through storms.