World's largest tomato fight

The streets of the eastern Spanish town of Bunol, near Valencia, are awash once again with red pulp as thousands of people pelt each other with tomatoes in the annual La Tomatina battle. Tens of thousands of festival-goers, including many tourists, hurled 170 tonnes of over-ripe tomatoes at each other to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the massive food fight in the small village of Bunol in eastern Spain.

The origin of the tomato fight is disputed but most agree it started around 1940, in the early years of General Francisco Franco’s dictatorship.

In this photo, a reveler lies in tomato pulp, August 31, 2016.

Tomatina Festival

Festival participants battle with tomato pulp, August 31, 2016.

Tomatina Festival

Revelers on a truck throw tomatoes into the crowd, August 31, 2016.

Tomatina Festival

A reveler pours tomato pulp over a couple after the annual “Tomatina” (tomato fight) in Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, August 26, 2015. Tens of thousands of festival-goers hurled 170 tonnes of over-ripe tomatoes at each other on Wednesday to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the massive food fight in the small village of Bunol in eastern Spain.