The US has issued a security alert for its citizens visiting Spain in response to a rise in the number of reported sexual assaults across the country.

Students and tourists are advised to “drink responsibly” and avoid travelling alone in a set of guidelines published by the US embassy in Spain.

The embassy also advised citizens to familiarise themselves with the law.

Spain’s interior ministry has reported a steady increase in sexual assaults nationally in recent years.

Written by BayRadio