Viral Photo of Oil-Stained Boy Draws People’s Attention To Brazil Spill
OIL STAINED BOY – The viral photo of the oil-stained boy draw the people’s attention to the Brazil oil spill.
An oil spill is harmful to marine mammals, fish, shellfish, and birds. Its harsh elements could cause the death of these aquatic animals.
The government in each country is required to act immediately when this happens. Organizations also help rescue birds and animals that are exposed to the toxic chemical.
Recently, a young boy in Brazil decided to help clean up the oil spill in their area. Based on a report from Inquirer, his photo covered with oil draw the people’s eyes to the pollution crisis in Brazil.
The 13-year-old boy walks ashore in dirty waist-high water. It can be seen in the photo that he looks exasperated while his whole body was smeared in oil.
According to a report, the oil has been spreading in the said country for almost two months now. An AFP stringer was the one who took the photo of the boy named Everton Miguel dos Anjos.
Everton along with his 4 brothers and cousins helped hundreds of volunteers scrub the oil off the rocks and clean the beach. He walked into the filthy water wearing a t-shirt. He took it off and wore a plastic garbage bag.
The young boy told the photographer that his mom got angry when he saw his pictures online. It was published in major news sites around the world.
“I had asked her permission to help the beach and she said yes, so long as I did not her dirty,” said Everton.
Based on the report, the Brazilian army took over the clean-up operation on the shore after his photo surfaced on the internet. Young boys and girls were no longer allowed to help clean the beach. The oil spill was first spotted last August 30.
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