Protesters in Spanish Canary Islands on hunger strike over mass tourism - BBC News

The demonstrators are calling for a halt to the construction of a hotel and a beach resort in Tenerife.

1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Europa Press CanariasImage caption, The hunger strike began outside a church in La Laguna in the north of TenerifeBy Guy HedgecoeMadridActivists have begun a hunger strike on the island of Tenerife, in protest at what they see as the destructive growth of tourism on the Canary Islands.

Protesters are calling for a halt to the construction of a hotel and a beach resort in the south of the island.

They also want a moratorium on all tourism development projects.

The small group of hunger strikers began their protest on Thursday night after a deadline for local authorities to discuss the matter expired.

The move is part of a wider protest movement across the islands, calling itself Canarias Se Agota, or The Canaries Have Had Enough.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68797626

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