Everything indicates that the increase in sea water temperature is behind the new surge of microalgae which is affecting the coasts of Tenerife, although the large number of wastewater discharges that are being carried out into the sea is also having an influence. In Santa Cruz, the Valleseco beachincluding the area of bathroom of the block, remains with a red flag, bathing is not recommended in the presence of microalgae. The presence of hydrocarbons has also been detected, as reported by the Santa Cruz City Council itself.
On Sunday, the brown stain was still present in the water, while the El Bloque area, usually full to the brim, appeared almost deserted, with only a few bathers who were sunbathing and curiously approaching the shore. . The neighboring Acapulco beach remained marked out for the same reason, in this case without any users.
Already last Wednesday it was decided to raise the yellow flag warning users about the dirt that was beginning to be seen in the water, a situation that was on the rise until this Saturday it was decided to raise the red flag and advise against bathing.
The City Council had taken samples of the water and last Wednesday and was awaiting the arrival of the analyzes from the Public Health area of the Government of the Canary Islands, although the analyzes of previous days had given good results.
Meanwhile, in the rest of the beaches and bathing areas of the capital, it seems that normality is maintained, since there are no warnings for the presence of microalgae.
Yes, they have been affected by the intense waves that the Tenerife coasts are suffering these days, which have even allowed us to see an unusual phenomenon on Las Teresitas beach: the waves breaking strongly against the breakwater.
The brown spot is visible from different points of the coast. Fran Pallero
The brown spot is visible from different points of the coast. Fran Pallero
The brown spot is visible from different points of the coast. Fran Pallero
