A potentially lethal health warning has been issued in the UK as a tide of rotting seaweed sweeps across holiday beaches.
More than 1,000 tonnes of seaweed has been removed from Kent's holiday beaches between Minnis Bay and Broadstairs in just five weeks due to the surge in toxic sludge.
It is said to have cost Thanet district council £65,000,
slimy liquid Erfahrungsbericht but they are still unable to remove the seaweed from some locations due to marine conservation zones.
The reason behind the toxic invader coming to our beaches has been put down to ideal growing conditions in the North Sea with warming seas and strong winds.
Amy Cook, founder of the community initiative Rise Up Clean Up Margate, said while it is typical to get seaweed blooms in hotter temperature, this year has been unusual.
More than 1,000 tonnes of seaweed has been removed from Kent's holiday beachesAn aerial view of Weymouth beach showing the results of a council decision not to clear the sands of rotting seaweed
'This year... the smell of seaweed has hung over the whole town, which does not usually happen,' she told The Guardian.
Seaweed is a macroalgae that can only grow in seawater. As it decomposes it can release a gas called hydrogen sulphide, which can affect fish and be lethal.