Unknown ‘haze’ makes beach-goers feel unwell

Emergency services have warned people along the East Sussex coast to keep doors and windows closed after a chemical “haze” descended on beach-goers.

Sussex Police said an unknown “haze” coming from the sea had left up to 50 people along the coast with irritation to their eyes and throats.

East Sussex Fire and Rescure Service said the “chemical incident” was ongoing. The RNLI said “possibly some kind of gaseous fumes” had drifted over and a significant number of people on cliff tops had been struck down with symptoms including irritation, sore eyes and vomiting.

Police said the source of the haze has not yet been established. A spokesman said: “This seems to have been caused by an unknown haze coming in from the sea.”