SYDNEY, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- More than 2,600 beachgoers across top tourist spots in Australia's Queensland state have been treated for venomous bluebottle jellyfish stings during the weekend, with lifesavers issuing major warnings about the attacks amid unusually strong winds helping to push the stingers closer to shore.
Over 1,300 stings by the jellyfish were recorded on the state's popular Gold Coast area on Saturday alone, the state's beach safety and rescue authority said in an online alert on Sunday.
"Unusually strong wind conditions are causing blue bottles to come closer to shore. If stung, remove stingers, take a very hot shower and apply ice," according to a Surf Life Saving Queensland post.
At least two major beaches were also closed due to the stingers, with people advised to stay out of the water, said the marine authority.
