Intercepting floating trash

PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Workers collecting some 1,000 cubic m of garbage that was washed away by the rain and caught by a floating barrier installed at a tributary of Lake Amatitlan, 30km south of Guatemala City, on Friday. The authorities warned that water contamination could be made worse by the disposal of gloves, masks and other personal protective equipment amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on May 31, 2020, with the headline Intercepting floating trash. Subscribe