VIDEO: the moment when a tourist is almost drowned in the Sargassum that floods Quintana Roo

Tourists who were used to finding paradise every time they went to Mexican beaches Cancun, Playa del Carmen or Tulum, began to report the abundant presence of sargbadum, a foul-smelling seaweed that accumulates on the beaches and dyes its turquoise brown waters.

Experts warn that this could be the new reality of the region.

A possible combination of climate change, pollution from the use of fertilizer and ocean currents and flows that carry algae into the region, it was the trigger for the problem.

Tourists flock to the Mexican Caribbean coast to enjoy the sun on its white sand and swim in the turquoise waters. However, this last activity almost cost the life of a woman who almost drowned in Playa del Carmen.

According to witnesses and local media, the tourist was in apparent drunkenness when the incident occurred.

The images were taken on a beach known as "El Recodo"but until now, no authority has ruled on the issue. The state of health of the woman is therefore unknown.

What measures have been taken so far

The authorities of Quintana Roo and the federal government have begun work to remove Sargbadum from the beaches of Majahual and Xcalak, with temporary workers.

Communities of fishermen engaged to remove sargbadum and volunteers who participated in beach clean-ups on the Quintana Roo coast also participated in this work.

In the Strategy for the elimination of Sargbadum the three levels of government are coordinated and include short, medium and long-term actions.

Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat), with the support of the National Tourism Promotion Fund (Fonatur). The federal government directs technical coordination.

They also collaborate Secretary of the Navy on the high seas, and CONAPESCA in shallow waters and on beaches.

The municipalities of Benito Juárez, Puerto Morelos and Solidarity They continue the work of cleaning and eliminating sargazo on the beaches.

According to the medium AM, it is expected that this year between 800,000 and one million tons of Sargbadum will reach the beaches of Mexico, an amount quintupled to 170 000 tonnes arrived last year.