A real tsunami of waste is what has poured on the beautiful beaches of Honduras, defaced by a tide of garbage
A real tsunami of waste is what has poured on the beautiful beaches of Honduras, marred by a flood of garbage. A surreal scenario, which once again demonstrates how much damage we are inflicting on our planet with our economic model.
Those images that came from Honduras and in particular from the city of Omoa, located in the northern part of the state, are shivering. Here there was a tsunami but of garbage. In the beaches characterized by crystal clear water and in the breathtaking scenery of the coasts of the Caribbean Sea, an enormous amount of waste arrived, which floated in the ocean and then partly deposited on the mainland. We are talking about about 100 tons.
According to local authorities, the garbage came from Guatemala's Motagua River.
"This wave of waste that came from the Motagua River really surprised us and, while it caused problems, it did not stop our activities," said Lilian Rivera, an official in the country's environment ministry. "We are committed to cleaning our beaches and keeping them clean, but today we ask the authorities of Tegucigalpa to take strong action and find a permanent solution to this problem."
Here the videos that show the havoc that the inhabitants of the city of Honduras are witnessing, helpless.
Trash washes up on the beaches of Omoa in Honduras
TONS OF TRASH: A huge wave of garbage washed up on the beaches of Omoa in Honduras. Authorities in Honduras said the trash came from a river in Guatemala.
Posted by CBS Austin on Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Unfortunately, despite their fame and beauty, the islands bordering the Caribbean Sea in recent times have been struggling with huge amounts of litter at sea. It happened last year off the Cayos Cochinos marine reserve.
The Caribbean suffocated by tons of plastic. The shocking photos we never want to see
Back then, most of the waste was plastic and so is that of Honduras. A fact that forcefully brings before our eyes, if ever it were needed, the problem of plastic and disposable.
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