A sea of garbage: trash engulfs Vietnam’s coastline
Monday, June 04, 2018, 20:00 GMT+7
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| It is hard to believe clams can still live near such ravaged beaches. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| A woman collects trash and scraps to sell for a profit in Thanh Hoa, north-central Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| A woman sifts through the junk-ridden mangrove swamp. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| Sea delicacies are left to dry up upon a impromptu landfill.’ Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| Ships have no choice but to anchor in the trash. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| Trash envelopes a once green mangrove swamp. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| With this amount of waste, it is no wonder trees and bushes all die. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| As if the litter is not enough, untreated wastewater is also gushes out into the open. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| A ‘landfill.’ Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| Trash often concentrates at estuaries. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| There is just no escaping trash. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| A woman collects trash and scraps for a profit. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| A man collects clams. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| A clam farmer. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| As there is so much litter that the only viable option may be incineration. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
