Overview

• The closure order covers Guardamar de la Safor, Gandia, Piles, Oliva, Miramur, Daimus and Bellreguard on Spain’s southeast coast.
• Authorities have found the highest concentration of white particles near the Serpis River mouth and are running laboratory analyses on collected samples.
• The local administration in Guardamar de la Safor cited a possible marine spill as the cause of the unknown material washing ashore.
• Millions of UK tourists have been warned to steer clear of the affected beaches as the investigation continues.
• In Majorca, Illetes beach was shut after beachgoers spotted a large manta ray and the Palma Aquarium Foundation is monitoring the animal while biologists probe potential illness.