Children are cleaning up a devastating oil spill in Bangladesh—with their bare hands

Children between 10 years and 16 years are working to recover the oil.(Arati Kumar-Rao)

At 5 am, a thick dark fog hung about, as we heading south into the Sundarbans from the Chandpai forest station in southern Bangladesh.

A few kilometres on, visibility beyond the prow fell to near zero, forcing us to dock mid-river.

Voices rang out from somewhere in the thick blur: fishermen singing to signal their presence. Occasionally, a low dinghy would row quietly by, unseen until it was almost upon us. In the distance, a ship boomed its approach. Our boat master shook his head in concern. He revved up the engine and guided us into a khal, a channel.

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