(ANSA) - ROMA, 01 DIC - epa11005474 A boy stands amidst the
garbage washed ashore on Pattinapakkam Beach following heavy
rains, in Chennai, India, 01 December 2023. A huge quantity of
garbage including plastic waste washed ashore on the beaches in
Chennai after the heavy rains. The waste from the rivers is
pushed to the sea along the coast as it gets deposited on the
high tide line and gets trapped on the sands of the shoreline
causing coastal pollution. EPA/IDREES MOHAMMED (ANSA).