The City Council has reported that this past Saturday and Sunday around 60 cases have been attended to in the health centres of Los Delfines, Isecotel and Central.

According to Spanish media reports many people and small children have suffered stings during this weekend.

There reason behind the increase in the number of jellyfish has been attributed to a rise in water temperatures, combined with gusts of winds that have brought the jellyfish to the beaches.

According to experts, their reproductive period has been considerably extended as the sea water continues to be very warm during all seasons; they have doubled in size because the heat activates the metabolism and they grow faster.

The number of jellyfish on beaches has caused the emergency services to warn of the protocol that must be followed. If you are stung, you must go to the lifeguards and security guards to be treated correctly. Luis Miguel Sierra (Emergency Health Technician at the Beach of Cadiz), explains that "the best" way to clean the wound in a healthy way is to act with salt water, and with cold gloves and without direct contact, pass a gauze over the affected area.