Laurence Dollimore
ALMOST 100 swimmers have been stung by jellyfish off a popular tourist beach in southern Spain this week.
The sea creatures tend to be more active in high temperatures as they are attracted by warmer waters.
The high number of stings have been recorded on Playa de Victoria in Cadiz, on the increasingly popular Costa de la Luz.
There were 20 people affected on Thursday and a further 72 last Sunday, giving a total of at least 92.
The City Council was forced to twice raise a specially-designated jellyfish warning flag, both in Playa de Victoria and Santa Maria del Mar.
The flags mean swimmers should be on alert for jellyfish in the water.
Anyone who is stung is advised to seek help from nearby lifeguards.
Cadiz has been recording temperatures will in the 30s all this week.
The barrel and white-spotted jellyfish are the most common to be found off Cadiz.
While their stings can be painful and cause an irritant rash, they are not life-threatening.
