A primary school in Orihuela Costa has raised concerns about health and safety after repeated complaints about sewage water draining into its playground. Los Dolses school says runoff from neighbouring properties has effectively turned the yard into a drainage zone. The centre serves more than 600 pupils.

Headteacher Isaac Bonafé says at least 12 illegal drain outlets have been identified along the boundary wall over the past 15 years, including one installed two weeks ago. He says a third of the playground has now been sealed off because the wall separating the school from nearby terraces is in such poor condition that it could collapse.

Bonafé says urban planning inspectors and Local Police have visited and filed reports, but claims no effective action has followed. He has accused the council of failing to enforce regulations and of neglecting long-standing infrastructure problems on the coast.

The school is also awaiting a long-promised extension to ease overcrowding. Bonafé says part of the building structure has sunk by around 40 centimetres, with damage reported to classroom pillars. He is calling on the council, as the landowner, to intervene urgently to protect pupils and staff.