Thousands of Canary Islanders assembled on Saturday in Tenerife as well as in other islands of the archipelago to protest against mass tourism.

Some of the demonstrators taking part in the march in Tenerife’s capital, Santa Cruz, unfurled a banner saying “You Enjoy, We Suffer”, while another protester issued a brutal message this morning. The man was pictured wearing a black t-shirt with the words ‘F**k off!’ emblazoned on the front underneath a middle finger.

According to the organisers, 120,000 people are believed to have gathered in the city to take part in the march.Activists say the huge influx in tourist numbers is inflicting irreparable damage to the environment and is leading to poverty among the islanders due to low pay and rising property prices.

Demonstrations have taken place today across the islands in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and La Palma under the banner “The Canaries have a limit”. Spanish expats in the UK also held a rally in London in an effort to get their message across to Brits that “enough is enough”.

The Canaries are a very popular destination for holidaying Brits, with almost six million visiting the islands last year.

The Express.co.uk will be reporting live from Santa Cruz in Tenerife, with Investigations editor Zak Garner-Purkis at the scene.

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