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The uninhabited island littered with plastic waste
Journalist Naomi O’Leary spent three days sailing to the remote Guna Yala islands in the Caribbean. She swam over a coral reef and was expecting to find an idyllic desert island. But instead of golden sand, she was confronted with a beach covered in plastics.
Naomi said “I was completely shocked. I felt quite physically ill looking at it.“
This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on 23 March 2018.
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