Thanh Hoa coastal forest swamped by rubbishDa Loc Commune protective coastal forest in Thanh Hoa Province has become a huge dumping site as large amounts of rubbish are being washed up on the beach. According to the local people, Da Loc Commune has about 400 hectares of protective forest along over five kilometres of the beach. Vu Van Dinh, chairman of Da Loc Commune, admitted that pollution was a serious problem and they needed help. Dinh said the rubbish was generated both from Da Loc Commune and other places upstream. The tide brings in rubbish to the forest in Thanh Hoa ProvinceRubbish remains tangled in the trees when the tide goes downDtinews

Source: VietNamNet News April 17, 2018 10:07 UTC