Two Drowning Deaths in Tulum and Akumal Could Have Been Prevented
Sanctions have been filed against the Tulum hotel at which a young man died due to the lack of preventive measures.
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Sanctions have been filed against the Tulum hotel at which a young man died due to the lack of preventive measures.
The Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico announced that three of the seven municipalities in Quintana Roo, with a recurrent presence of sargassum, currently maintain a low levels of the problematic algae.
The Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) analyzed the levels of bacteria in the seawater from 36 main beach areas in Quintana Roo.
Benito Juárez was confirmed to be the first municipality in Mexico to earn a total of 39 Blue Flag badges in the 2021-2022 season.
SEMERNAT published the guidelines for the management of sargassum. Several sargassum disposal sites were visited and collection points were reviewed.
So far this year, a total of 133 Quintana Roo development projects with environmental impact have been settled in the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat).
In the next six days, about 3,700 tons of sargassum will flood Riviera Maya beaches from Xcalak, on the Costa Maya, to Punta Maroma, on the Riviera Maya.