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Daily Mail
27-05-2025
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- Daily Mail
Shocking moment pipe explodes near Brit tourists' balconies sending torrent of water through Costa Del Sol resort and turning sea brown
This is the shocking moment a section of the Costa Del Sol sea turned brown after a pipe exploded just meters from British tourists' balconies. Footage shows water gushing from a cracked underground pipe in Benalmádena before streaming through a popular resort toward the coastline. Just seconds later, a large brown blotch begins to spread across the surf as horrified holidaymakers watch on. A Spanish-speaking tourist filmed from a beachfront balcony near the Globales Los Patos Park Hotel as the drama unfolded. She could be overheard asking a companion: 'What's that? Are they cleaning something?' before pointing out bubbles coming from the centre of the stain. Stunned lifeguards were seen frantically ushering people away from the murky water as groups of curious beachgoers tried to get a closer look. Town Hall authorities raised a yellow flag warning just after midday on Monday, shortly after the ocean near the Hotel Spa Benalmadena Palace became discolored. Officials blamed the incident on a ruptured high-pressure water pipe, claiming it spilled 'clean, drinkable water' that dragged mud and sediment into the sea. They insisted there was 'no contamination' or danger to public health. Footage shows water streaming from a cracked underground pipe in Benalmádena before gushing through a popular resort and making its way down towards the coastline Benalmadena Town Hall said in a statement: 'Public water firm Acosol reported an incident that occurred around midday yesterday in its upstream drinking water supply network in the municipality. 'After detecting the incident, the water leak was immediately stopped before the impact of the incident was studied and repair work began.' The council described the burst pipe as 'quite old and deteriorated', adding: 'It is drinking water and the image it produced is the result of the natural dragging of towards the sea, without any type of contamination.' A green flag was put up later in the day after conditions returned to normal - though not before Locals were left furious by the mishap and took to social media to share their fraustration. One resident questioned: 'How many litres of water are going to be lost before the problem is fixed?' Another fumed: 'And the council turns off the beach showers to raise awareness among people.' A third added: 'Wastewater does not have or should not have that pressure, but I disagree that it is not partly faecal water that you see in the sea. 'That water carries excrement from the road and especially the waste dog walkers leave on the beach.' The disturbing incident comes just weeks after a toxic chlorine cloud forced around 160,000 people into lockdown across parts of Spain popular with tourists. Authorities warned that a blaze at an industrial warehouse selling pool cleaning products had released the gas over the Catalonia region. The fire started at around 2:20am on May 10 in Vilanova i la Geltru, a coastal town 30 miles south of Barcelona, and caused a huge plume of chlorine smoke over the area. Locals and tourists received an urgent alert on their phones telling them to stay indoors and not their their homes as firefighters battled the flames. Around 160,000 people in five towns were affected by the lockdown on Saturday morning. 'If you are in the zone that is affected, do not leave your home or your place of work,' the Civil Protection service posted on social media site X. No one was injured in the fire, Catalan emergency services said.
The Sun
27-05-2025
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- The Sun
Horror moment huge pipe EXPLODES near Brit tourists' balconies on Costa Del Sol before urgent beach warning
THIS is the horror moment the sea off a popular Costa Del Sol resort turned a stomach-churning brown as a huge pipe burst just metres from Brit tourists' balconies. Jaw-dropping footage shows torrents of water gushing down towards the shore from a cracked underground pipe in Benalmádena. 5 5 Moments later, a thick brown stain begins to creep across the surf in front of stunned holidaymakers. A Spanish -speaking tourist filmed the blast from a beachfront balcony near the Globales Los Patos Park Hotel. She could be heard gasping: 'What's that, are they cleaning something?' before pointing out the disturbing trail of bubbles at the centre of the discoloured water. The man with her grimly quips, 'The beach of the tourists,' as lifeguards rush to usher sunbathers away from the tide below. Town Hall authorities raised a yellow flag warning just after midday on Monday as the brown blotch spread across the shallows near the Hotel Spa Benalmadena Palace. Officials blamed the murky mess on a ruptured high-pressure water pipe, claiming it spilled "clean, drinkable water" that dragged mud and sediment into the sea - insisting there was "no contamination" or danger to public health. Benalmadena Town Hall said in a statement: 'Public water firm Acosol reported an incident that occurred around midday yesterday in its upstream drinking water supply network in the municipality. 'After detecting the incident, the water leak was immediately stopped before the impact of the incident was studied and repair work began.' Describing the burst pipe as "quite old and deteriorated", the council added: 'It is drinking water and the image it produced is the result of the natural dragging of earth towards the sea, without any type of contamination.' Tourists in Spanish holiday hotspot ordered to stay indoors as fire at chemical plant releases toxic cloud into air A green flag was hoisted later in the day after conditions returned to normal - though not before locals blasted the mishap on social media. One angry resident fumed: 'How many litres of water are going to be lost before the problem is fixed?' Another raged: 'And the council turns off the beach showers to raise awareness among people.' A third added: 'Wastewater does not have or should not have that pressure, but I disagree that it is not partly faecal water that you see in the sea. 'That water carries excrement from the road and especially the waste dog walkers leave on the beach.' The surreal incident has sparked outrage in a region already hit hard by drought warnings, with fears over water wastage and potential hygiene risks just as the summer tourist season kicks off. Earlier this month, tourists in a string of Spanish beach resorts were told to stay indoors after a huge fire at a chemical plant sent a toxic chlorine cloud billowing over the area. Holidaymakers in five popular towns near Barcelona were among 160,000 people ordered to shut their windows and stay inside as emergency services scrambled to contain the blaze. The fire broke out during the night at a factory storing 70 tons of swimming pool cleaning chemicals in the seaside town of Vilanova i la Geltru, just 25 miles south of the Catalan capital. The blaze caused a massive chlorine smoke plume to spread across a wide area. It triggered an emergency lockdown across Vilanova i la Geltru, Cubelles, Les Roquetes de Sant Pere de Ribes, Cunit and Calafell. In a stark warning on social media, Spain 's Civil Protection service said: "If you are in the affected area, don't leave your house or your place or work. "An alert will be sent to mobile phones to inform people about the lockdown." They added: "Don't travel to the affected areas." The fire was later brought under control but Catalan president Salvador Illa warned the stay-at-home order would remain in place until there was "no risk to the population". 5 5
