Story By: Maja Mishevksa, Sub Editor: Marija Stojkoska, Agency: Newsflash
CEN/Mallorca Blue
This is the moment a scuba diver films underwater pipes off the coast of Majorca that are apparently leaking human waste straight into the ocean.
The diver, a member of the Facebook community group ‘Mallorca Blue’, filmed the incident in Soller Bay on the tourist island of Majorca in the Spanish region of the Balearic Islands.
According to the group, the pipes belong to a nearby water treatment plant and are directly leaking faecal matter into the ocean.
The group also complained about similar situations on other parts of the island, such as the water purification plant in Estellences and another in Banyalbufar.
Meanwhile, they said that pipes are also leaking waste in Port des Canonge where there is not even a nearby treatment plant.
The video sparked outrage online, with netizen ‘Carmen Lopez’ commenting: “Oh my God! What year are we in? And those responsible, where are their eyes? In their bum? They look after the tourists with money and constantly build and build as they only want to have fun at home or in their pool.”
‘Marisa Sabogal’ said: “Everything is the fault of the politicians failing us. There could be so much money from taxing foreign people and businesses, but there is no interest. I have never seen the water so dirty in Palma as it is now.”
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