Revellers hurl tomatoes at each other in Spanish town’s Tomatina party

Some 15,000 people, including many tourists, pelted each other with tomatoes on Wednesday as Spain’s annual Tomatina street battle took place in the eastern town of Bunol.

Workers on lorries tipped 120 tons of overripe tomatoes into the main street of the town for participants to throw.

Tickets for the festival start at 12 euros (£10.30)

The town hoses down the area and the revellers shower off within minutes of the hour-long noon battle finishing.

Media attention in the 1980s turned it into a national and international event, drawing participants from every corner of the world.

Participants use swimming goggles to protect their eyes and usually dress in T-shirts and shorts.

The party is ranked by Spain as an international tourism attraction.