Santa Cruz Plazas Barricaded Amidst Rodent Concerns

The Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council has erected perimeter barriers around the Plaza del Príncipe to conduct an intensive pest control campaign following signs of rodent activity in the area. This intervention was initiated due to detected indications of black rats near the kiosk in the plaza, which has been closed pending a new leasing arrangement for several months.José Manuel Bermúdez, the Mayor of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, emphasized that the municipal technical protocol was immediately...

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