Spanish beaches hit by jellyfish swarm

A vast swarm of jellyfish has stung hundreds of swimmers on Mediterranean beaches.

Around 700 people were attacked over three days starting on Sunday at three beaches where normally just a handful get stung daily, said an official in the town hall of Elche on Spain’s Costa Blanca.

He said the invasion involved a small, almost transparent species that most swimmers probably could not even detect as it floated in a large but dispersed group.

Spanish marine biologists say that in general they are seeing fewer jellyfish this summer.