Instagram ‘influencers’ are experiencing some serious health issues, and this time, it’s got nothing to do with the recent removals of ‘likes’.
A pretty lake in Spain, called Monte Neme, is becoming quite the hot-spot with ‘grammers, and you can see why, I mean, that colour…
Thing is, the perfect turquoise lake is actually an abandoned tungsten mine from WWII.
And it’s toxic AF.
It’s so hazardous, its locally known as ‘Galician Chernobyl’.
One influencer, known as Uxia, copped an allergic reaction but insisted that while it was “a little bad”, the “photo was worth it”. OK.
Publico reported that more than one influencer had to be hospitalised “for damage to the skin and digestive system” and quoted a woman, who after exposing herself to the lake, became ill with a rash and bouts of vomiting.
Fox News reported that local activists have urged for warning signs be posted.
It’s not the first time a toxic place has caught the eye of social media as an Insta-backdrop, a similar turquoise lake in Siberia recently made news, as well as Chernobyl. Yes, the Chernobyl.
