A drop of toxic algae invades the waters of Punta del Este

Stewardship of Maldonado confirmed that The great spot in the waters of Punta del Este is composed of toxic algae, technically called cyanobacteria.. In fact from stop 39 of La Mansa until 24, and on the beach of La Rinconada in Solanas, there is a sanitary flag with a recommendation not to bathe.

According to the authorities,cyanobacteria breeding in a context of high temperatures in fresh water, in this case, contributed to Río de la Plata by the rivers Paraná and Uruguay.

Sources of administration told the Uruguayan newspaper The country What they hope that the sudestada scheduled for the last hours of this Wednesday will provide a large amount of salt and cold water, which would help eliminate cyanobacteria outcrop just when there would be the replacement of tourists by the end of the month.

Environment Director Betty Molina told the Uruguayan newspaper that the water temperature on all beaches in Maldonado Bay was high, which explains the presence of cyanobacteria. In addition, he indicated that he was working in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health "to be sure" that there was no consultation in the centers by people likely to "get out". have been in contact with cyanobacteria.

The algae appeared last weekend in Montevideo, in the heat wave, where there are still beaches with sanitary flag. Yesterday, Canelones joined, where the commune reports that "cyanobacteria have been detected throughout the area between the beaches of Mansa de Atlántida and Guazuvirá Nuevo, as well as on the beaches of San Luis, Los Titanes, La Tuna, Santa Lucia del Este, Biarritz and Cuchilla Alta "

According to Molina, Highlightedthe cyanobacteria present at Maldonado being of "category 1", their concentration is therefore lower than those found a few days ago in Montevideo. For this reason, it is recommended to "do not go in the water where we see a green dot" but to move a few meters without the presence of these toxic algae.