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Buoy Calls increased

LIKE a scene from Jaws, swimmers fled in panic from the sea at San Juan in Alicante on Friday, August 4, after a woman spotted “huge teeth” in the water.

The first indication that there was a shark in the sea, was when the woman saw something "inert" floating in the water.

Lifeguards checked the water as bathers waited on the beach, and realised the woman had been frightened by a buoy. Apparently, the strong gusts of wind were moving it with great force, which led the swimmer to believe there was a shark in the water.

THE emergency telephone number 112 received 1,904,112 calls during the first half of this year and has managed 430,736 incidents, 23% more calls compared to the same period in 2022.

The month of June recorded the greatest increase in calls. The 112 call centre answered a total of 271,787 calls in June 2022 and in June 2023 it answered 391,617 calls.

With respect to the forecast for the second half of 2023, at the moment emergency telephone number calls increased by 18% during the months of July and August.

The number of people who called in foreign languages increased by 27% from June to September and 60% in the case of English.

Continuing with the analysis of the data for the first half of 2023, the highest number of incidents managed occurred in the month of June with 76,976 and February had the least with

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Staff boost

THE number of waiters and waitresses hired in the city of Benidorm has increased by 10 per cent this year compared to 2022, according to data from the Association of Bars, Restaurants and Cafes (ABRECA).

"We have improved a lot in this summer season, and in the hotel industry we have more than 5,000 active employees which are record levels for Benidorm," said the association's spokesman, Alex Fratini.

64,391 incidents.

By provinces, Alicante registered 161,281 incidents managed, Castellón 49,261, Valencia 215,884 and 4,310 in border areas between provinces.

By typology, health incidents were at the forefront (46.3 per cent).

ABRECA explained that, as a consequence of the fact that the winter season was better than that of the previous year, they have greatly increased the permanent staff, so that at this time of peak work they need "fewer extra workers" and it is becoming easier to meet staff demands .

ABRECA maintains that 2023 is a "very good summer" for the hospitality industry, with takings 15% higher than last year.

STAGE eight of the La Vuelta de Espana cycling race will start in Denia, it was revealed on Thursday, August 3.

The president of Alicante provincial council, Toni Pérez, together with the director of Unipublic (the organisers) Javier Guillén, presented the details of the popular event that will take place on Saturday, September 2 between Dénia and Xorret de Catí. It will combine two of the main tourist