Indonesia fishing village grapples with piles of trash brought in by tides

A drone view shows trash being swept to the shore due to high tides caused by erratic weather, on a beach in Teluk fishing village, in Pandeglang regency, Banten province, Indonesia, March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

TELUK, Indonesia (Reuters) - Solikah, an Indonesian housewife living in the fishing village of Teluk, was in tears as she pointed to piles of trash strewn on a beach close to her home of 40 years.

Teluk, in the Indonesian province of Banten on the western edge of Java island, has one of the country's dirtiest beaches as villagers said that heavy rain has led to stronger tides, bringing more trash to shore.