Emergency at Quintana Roo due to the arrival of sargassum at the coast

Before the sargasso overflow that occurs every year in the coasts of Quintana Roo, the authorities of the entity will seek a new declaration of natural disaster so that the resources are intended for the collection of algae, informed Marisol Vanegas Pérez, head of the Secretariat State of Tourism (Sedetur) in this state.

This phenomenon generates a contingency in the municipality of Puerto Morelos, where the seaweed stain covers an area 30 meters thick over two kilometers long, from the shore of the beach to the sea. inside the sea.

Although this situation also occurs in Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum and Mahahual, it is in Puerto Morelos that the prevalence of this alga is the strongest

In some days, up to To 100 tons of sargassum are removed

The unexpected arrival of algae presented Tuesday in the port forced the municipal authorities to even employ the administrative staff to remove it, since the public service workers and the people hired for this job were not provided

In the two main tourist destinations of Quintana Roo, which respectively report occupancy rates of 87 and 92%, the cooperation between the hotel sector and the authorities of the three levels of government maintains total control algae holiday season

Millionaire investment for the state

On June 22 began the program of permanent cleaning of sargassum on the beaches of seven municipalities of the entity, where an investment of 62 million the pesos were allocated to these jobs

In Cancún, the program was successful because several beaches, such as Las Perlas, Langosta, Tortugas and Gaviota Azul, visited by tourists, enjoy the waters of this seaside resort without Too many sargasses

In Playa del Carmen, although the problem of sargassum is already addressed, tourism service providers note that the summer season will be lower e to that of last year

Vanegas Pérez, head of the State Secretariat for Tourism (Sedetur), said the hotel sector had not reported any group cancellations of visitors by sargasso.

He explained that, although sand and sea are the main attractions of Cancun and the Riviera Maya, tourists understand that these are natural situations and that it does not occur in all the coasts of Quintana Roo .