Alongside official cleanup efforts, local Mauritians have taken matters into their own hands. Hundreds have donned gloves, masks and other protective equipment and plunged neck-deep into the oil, cleaning the mangroves and ocean as best they could.
Volunteers lift part of a natural boom made of sugarcane leaves onto their shoulders in Bois des Amourettes, Mauritius on Wednesday. The boom was then hauled into a boat, to be placed into the lagoon.Sewn together, they create a temporary floating barrier designed to contain the oil spill and reduce the possibility of it polluting the shoreline.
Mauritians of all ages, ethnicities and social classes were collaborating on the effort, she said, adding that several food stations had been set up. A barber was cutting and collecting hair to place in the booms to soak up the oil, she said. People across the country have also donated their locks for the cause.Hundreds more donned gloves, masks and other personal protective equipment and plunged neck-deep into the oil, cleaning the mangroves and ocean as best they could.
Volunteers prepare a handmade barrier to block leaked oil at the Mahebourg Waterfront in Riviere des Creoles, Mauritius on Tuesday.Shaama Sandooyea, a graduate in marine environmental sciences, donned personal protective equipment to clean the oil-affected shore of Bambous Virieux, along with other volunteers.
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