The beaches of Tenerife affected by microalgae and runoff last week have already been reopened for bathing. In the case of Candlemas (microalgae) bathing was not prohibited, but discouraged.
Both the Los Guanches beach and the Punta Larga beach have been subjected to controls over the last few days since last Friday, September 2, a bloom of cyanobacteria was detected, a natural phenomenon that takes place in certain circumstances that favor the multiplication and accumulation of these planktonic organisms in periods that can last just hours, but also days.
“The Department of Health has monitored the situation over the weekend and already this Monday, September 5, no presence of them has been detected in the water or near the coast of the municipality. Likewise, users of the beach are warned to be careful when bathing in the coming days,” they indicate.
As for what happened further south, it should be remembered that it was also last Friday when the Granadilla City Council went further and proceeded to prohibit bathing in areas such as Playa Grande de El Médano, as well as in La Tejita and El Chinchorro, “due to the runoff of rainwater that occurred yesterday [el pasado jueves para el lector].
So the council chanero He explained that he had made such a decision “as a precaution and in order to guarantee adequate levels of security for the population, pending the results of the relevant counter-analyses”, a decision that was still in force yesterday. In other words, if it rains a lot, the water continues to flow uncontrollably through the south of Tenerife.
