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Swarming jellyfish dampening the holiday spirit

News Published 17 Aug 2006 Last modified 28 Jun 2016

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Jellyfish are swarming on to Europe’s beaches this summer to the despair of holidaymakers. The Mediterranean, in particular, is being hardest hit with huge swarms reported along the Maltese and Spanish coasts, and 14,000 people in Catalonia alone have reportedly been treated for painful stings.