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Jellyfish invade the Canary Islands beaches

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Over 100 kilos of jellyfish have been washed up on the shores on Playa del Ingles in Gran Canaria and eleven people have had to seek medical treatment after being stung by jellyfish on the “Playa Honda, Los Cristianos, Las Vistas y El Camisón” beaches of the south of Tenerife (where a yellow flag has [...]

Fuerteventura forced to close beaches

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The sea swell around the coastline of Fuerteventura yesterday caused the arrival of a plague of jellyfish to several beaches in the municipalities of La Oliva, and Puerto del Rosario, which prompted the councils to close the beaches due to the danger posed to swimmers by the presence of hundreds of jellyfish. The areas most affected were located in the northern town where La Oliva closed four beaches on the stretch of coastline that [...]

Unemployment decreases in the Canary Islands during 3rd quarter

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The number of unemployed people in the Canaries dropped by 3,100 people in the third quarter of this year (2011) and the unemployment rate in the islands still stands at 29.55%. The total number of unemployed people is 328,700, representing 18,400 unemployed more than a year ago (2010) which is an increase of 5.94% on 2010. These figures have been recently released by the National Statistics Institute. By provinces, unemployment reached a [...]

Canary Island tourism on the increase

tourism increase in canary islands

The number of foreign passengers arriving by plane to the Canary Islands in September 2011 increased by 17.55% over the same month of 2010. The increase is even higher when analyzing the cumulative number of arrivals in the first nine months of this year, in which the islands were visited by 7,487,732 foreign passengers 22.11% [...]

High temperature weather alert for the Canaries

high temperature weather alert canary islands

The Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has raised to yellow the alert for high temperatures expected tomorrow, Tuesday 11th October 2011 for temperatures over 36 degrees Celsius in the Canary Islands. The alert will remain active between 10.00 and 19.00, will mainly affect mountainous areas. Temperatures of up to 36 degrees will affect the islands of Gran [...]

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