HOLIDAYMAKERS heading to Spain are being warned that two popular beaches have closed due to sewage water reaching the shores.
The Carlotti Cove in Santa Pola and Playa de las Villas de Pilar de la Horadada, in Alicante, will remain closed until the water is deemed suitable for swimming.
Officials say they are working to reopen the beaches, Las Provincias reported.
The town councillor for Infrastructure, Trini Ortiz, said in a statement that "there has been a failure in the pump that drives the water collected in Santa Pola del Este to the treatment plant and the automaton that should have issued the notice to the EPSAR managers.
She said on Wednesday: "Upon detecting the spill this morning, we have asked the Ministry of the Environment to take action on the matter as urgently as possible and work has been underway since early morning to repair the system and implement a double notice to reinforce security."
The Councilor for Beaches, Ángel Piedecausa, said that in Santa Pola the emergency protocol has been activated and the beach has closed while signs have been put up and a red flag raised.
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He said that in Carlotti Cove a "layer between 10 and 15 centimeters thick is being removed and it is going to be replaced by sand from the same area."
Analysis of nearby beaches is being carried out as a precaution.
Mayor Loreto Serrano has apologised to swimmers and thanked them for their patience while work is carried out in the area.
She noted that the council has acted quickly to "put a stop to this unfortunate situation and restore the high quality of the beaches in the shortest possible time."
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Meanwhile in Pilar de la Horadada officials said there is short-term contamination in the swimming area in Playa de Las Villas due to faecal matter found in the water.
They said samples taken earlier this week, indicate that the contamination levels exceeded twice the maximum values of pollution permitted.
The beach has been shut until the results of samples taken indicate the water is suitable for swimming.
Earlier this week swimmers were banned from another two beaches in Alicante after "abnormal" levels of bacteria were detected in the water.
Authorities have closed Urbanova and San Gabriel beaches in Alicante as they analyse the bacteria.
Another two Spanish beaches were closed yesterday after an oil spill from a tanker washed up onshore.
The disgusting thick black ooze has affected two bays of Gibraltar, with environmental authorities issuing a serious health warning.
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