Mahahual Tackles Sargassum Problem Before Tourist Rush
An intense, collaborative sargassum cleanup involving the Navy, businesses, and the community began on Mahahual beaches ahead of the crucial Holy Week tourist season.
Forget fun in the sun – right now, it’s shovels in the slime! A massive, stinking tide of sargassum seaweed has slammed the shores of Mahahual, forcing a desperate, all-hands-on-deck cleanup operation just days before the crucial Holy Week tourist arrival.
The normally pristine beaches of this Quintana Roo town looked more like a compost heap Thursday as an "intense" cleanup day kicked off, dragging everyone from the local mayor to Navy sailors into the muck.
