When the clean-up first started, so much solid waste sat on top of the water that it had to be removed by hand; women volunteers tle to no protective gear before dredging could begin. "They needed to dig deep to get things out, wearing nothing but gloves for protection," Penaflor recalls. "I decided to work with them and could only last half a day. I couldn't stop itching and I couldn't get rid of the stench."
