(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of April 22, hundreds of young people and foreign visitors joined hands to pick up trash and clean up Cua Lo beach.
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| At exactly 3 p.m. on April 22, nearly 200 young people from universities and colleges in the city and many foreign visitors gathered at Binh Minh Square, Cua Lo, to prepare for the Cua Lo beach cleaning program. Photo: Chu Thanh |
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| Ms. Tran Thi Ngoc Linh, one of the event organizers, said that this is a program to respond to the event "Earth Day" 2017, which is being implemented by Let's do it in 4 provinces and cities: Nghe An, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City and Vung Tau. In 2016, Let's do it organized a beach cleaning program in Cua Lo. In addition to Cua Lo, members and volunteers also organized similar programs at Dai Tue Pagoda, Quyet Mountain, and Lam River dike. Ms. Ngoc Linh hopes, "When people and tourists see the trash-picking actions of young people, they may change their thinking and be more aware of protecting the environment." Photo: Chu Thanh |
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| Many foreigners living and working in Nghe An also came to support the program. Before launching the beach cleaning program towards a green and clean tourist season in Cua Lo, each participant was given gloves and trash bags. Photo: Chu Thanh |
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| Volunteers were divided into groups of about 10 people, walking along the beach for kilometers to collect trash and put it in bags. Photo: Chu Thanh |
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| Umi, 24, from Brunei, an English teacher at Vinh University, said she learned about the program through Facebook. This was her second time visiting Cua Lo beach and found it to be a beautiful, poetic, and quiet beach. “That’s why, when I learned about this meaningful program, I really wanted to join hands to clean up the beach,” Umi shared. Photo: Chu Thanh |
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| In more than an hour and a half, the young people cleaned up kilometers along Cua Lo beach. Nguyen Thi Khanh Ly, a first-year student of the Faculty of Law at Vinh University, said she was very happy to participate in cleaning the beach and contributing to raising awareness among young people about environmental protection. Photo: Chu Thanh |
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