PHOTOS: 70th annual 'Tomatina' battle leaves Spanish town red

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Two men lie in a puddle of squashed tomatoes, during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain on Aug. 26, 2015.
A man lies in a puddle of squashed tomatoes, during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain on Aug. 26, 2015.
People sit and lie on the ground during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain on Aug. 26, 2015.
Crowds of people throw tomatoes at each other during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain on Aug. 26, 2015.
Two woman lie in a puddle of squashed tomatoes during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain on Aug. 26, 2015.
Crowds of people throw tomatoes at each other, during the annual "tomatina" tomato fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers from Valencia, Spain on Aug. 26, 2015.
Crowds of people throw tomatoes at each other, during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain on Aug. 26, 2015.
People lie in a puddle of squashed tomatoes, during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain on Aug. 26, 2015.
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PHOTOS: 70th annual 'Tomatina' battle leaves Spanish town redTwo men lie in a puddle of squashed tomatoes, during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain on Aug. 26, 2015.
AP Photo/Alberto Saiz

BUNOL, Spain -- More than 20,000 people have pelted each other in the street with tomatoes in this year's "Tomatina" as the Spanish event celebrates its 70th birthday.