Palma’s Temporary Swimming Ban

Following nan freak large wind that abruptly and unexpectedly drenched nan sunny isle of Mallorca during nan 2nd week of July, different arsenic unexpected arena successful nan pursuing days happened: officials temporarily closed beaches, peculiarly successful nan celebrated tourer hub of Palma.

The closing of beaches successful Mallorca is simply a uncommon phenomenon, but successful this lawsuit wholly necessary. The dense rainfall and runoff from nan large wind caused spiked numbers successful nan water water’s contamination, and arsenic a precautionary measure, nan Palma City Council enforced a impermanent swimming prohibition (red flag, meaning unswimmable waters) astatine Cala Major, Can Pere Antoni, and Platja de Palma, and a cautionary yellowish emblem (water value is not perfect and swimmers should workout caution) astatine Ciutat Jardí.

Swimmers and beachgoers were advised to sojourn different beaches that did person sanitary h2o until nan rumor could beryllium resolved. The Palma City Council reaffirmed its dedication to nan wellness and information of swimmers and Palma residents supra each – moreover if they were a spot disgruntled astir it.

There is simply a agleam side, however. While beachgoing is decidedly a item for galore visitors hoping to bask nan soft soil and agleam bluish waters, Mallorca has a batch of different things to connection if freak storms, jellyfish, aggravated heat, aliases immoderate different incidents make nan formation a no-go. Among mountains pinch agleam greenish vegetation, charming agrarian villages, and events each summer, Mallorca’s charm simply doesn’t extremity astatine nan coastline – and neither should tourists.