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Zahara de los Atunes beach in Spain.
The head of a Spanish coastal city apologized after “disinfecting” nearly 2 kilometers of sandy beach with diluted bleach in a mistaken effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Agustín Conejo, head of the local council of Zahara de los Atunes, told local media that the bleaching was ordered in order to protect the children, who were allowed to play outdoors for the first time on Sunday (local time). in weeks of compulsory confinement.
Three tractors used to spray agricultural land combed a section of the beach while spreading 1,000 liters of water with a 2 percent concentration of bleach, the regional Cadiz newspaper reported.
Conejo says he did not assess the environmental damage of his initiative, calling it “a mistake,” adding that he is willing to accept any fine.
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Regional environmental authorities have opened a disciplinary report that could lead to a fine for the city.
Spain, with 24,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths, is slowly reopening after a tight blockade since mid-March.
