Punta del Este: Sanitary flag on some beaches due to the possible presence of cyanobacteria

PUNTA DEL ESTE.- In summer, in bad weather and with a drop in the arrival of tourists, January ends with bad news for the beaches of the East: it is difficult to swim in some areas .

The authorities had to issue a health warning regarding the presence of algae and the possible presence of
cyanobacteria

The problem was posed in Montevideo, then it was recorded on some eastern beaches, such as the spas of Solís and Piriápolis.

Municipal technicians badyze the toxicity of the algae but the lifeguards put flags in the cabins of several beaches to warn of the possible risks.

The government said that it was not a problem of contamination and that these risks involved people with exposed wounds and bathing at the beach.

The problem had not happened in Punta del Este, but this Wednesday 30 on the beaches that go from Las Grutas to stop 25 and stop 10 to the Muelle Mailhos, flags were worn to alert the situation