Anti-tourist protesters storm beach and surround sunbathing holidaymakers
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAnti-tourism protesters stormed beaches in the Canary Islands and surrounded sunbathing holidaymakers on Sunday (October 20).
Thousands pounded the streets of Spain urging change to the current tourism model affecting the lives of residents. Simultaneous protests took place in Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and El Hierro as residents voiced their frustration with soaring housing costs they blame on high numbers of foreign visitors and holiday rentals.
Pictures showed locals wielding placards, with protesters covering a beach in Tenerife as demonstrations in their hundreds, occupying the sands as people watched on from loungers. READ MORE Manchester's beautiful central square is a 'joke' building site - why has this been going on for years? Campaign groups vowed 'this is only the start' as tourism hotspots such as Playa Las Americas, Corralejo, Puerto del Carmen and Maspalomas filled with furious crowds.
They were the biggest protests on the islands since a large-scale demonstration on April 20, where 60,000 people protested across all eight islands.
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