Woman buries child's dirty nappy in sand forcing officials to close Boracay beach for three days
PHILIPPINES: Beachgoers and holidaymakers at the Boracay beach in the Philippines were left shocked and disgusted after a woman was spotted trying to bury a child's soiled nappy in the sand.
As the woman was caught on camera trying to bury the nappy another woman was seen washing the child in the ocean.
After the incident was reported, officials had to close off a section of the beach on Wednesday, August 14, for 72 hours to clean it up.
Swimming was also banned after human feces entered the water.
As reported by Express, a witness who saw the entire incident and filmed it, spoke to a local Filippino media outlet ABS-CBN regarding what she had seen.
The woman who identified herself as Grace recalled, "A lot of us were shocked and grossed out by the water. We didn't know what to do so we just shouted 'Yuck! Yuck!' to call their attention."
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat also shared that the authorities were looking for the tourists who were responsible for the unsanitary actions.
Boracay beach had previously been forced to shut down in 2018 because of the high levels of sewage and damage that were destroying and damaging it.
The beach was re-opened to the public in October last year. The cleanup was estimated to cost around one billion pesos (£15 million).
In order to prevent such damage from ever taking place, a set of strict rules and regulations have been enforced.
Many popular beach activities such as smoking or drinking alcohol and dining have been banned and are no longer allowed.
Water sports such as boats and skiing have also been suspended in addition to all diving related activities.
Souvenir shops, casinos, and fire dancing are also no longer allowed on the beach.
At any given time, only 19,000 tourists are permitted to be on the island.
The beach also has an Anti-Littering Law which prohibits people from spitting, urinating, or defecating in public.