Garbage Litters Bournemouth Beach Following Record-Hot Day

Cans, plastic bags, tents, and blankets were seen on Bournemouth Beach in England on Tuesday, July 19, after people flocked to the shore during a heatwave.

Footage uploaded to Instagram by Jason Owen shows Bournemouth beach littered with trash on Tuesday morning. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council tweeted on Tuesday that council staff had been cleaning the beach since the early hours of the morning, appealing to visitors: “Don’t leave your litter. Put in a bin or take your litter home with you.”

England experienced another scorching day on Tuesday, with the temperature provisionally exceeding 40 degrees Celsius at Heathrow Airport. Credit: Jason Owen via Storyful

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