Iconic Bali beaches swamped with trash after monsoons

Bali's beaches are known for their natural beauty but when the monsoons hit we got a reminder of the polluted state of the seas.

A surfer holds his head as he sees the garbage covered Berawa Beach, Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 12, 2021.

Tons of marine pollution washed ashore along the coastline during monsoon season making Bali's popular beach covered with plastic rubbish, wood and other discarded materials.

A tourist cleans up plastic trash that washed ashore in Berawa Beach, Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 12, 2021.

Volunteers clean up plastic trash that washed ashore in Berawa Beach, Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 12, 2021.

A tourist walks among woods and plastic trash that washed ashore in Berawa Beach, Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 12, 2021.

A volunteer cleans up plastic trash that washed ashore in Berawa Beach, Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 12, 2021.

Volunteers clean up plastic trash that washed ashore in Berawa Beach, Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 12, 2021.

Volunteers clean up plastic trash that washed ashore in Berawa Beach, Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 12, 2021.

Volunteers clean up plastic trash that washed ashore in Berawa Beach, Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 12, 2021.

Plastic trash and discarded wood that washed ashore are seen in Berawa Beach, Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 12, 2021.

A volunteer cleans up plastic trash that washed ashore in Berawa Beach, Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 12, 2021.

A man stands among plastic trash that washed ashore in Berawa Beach, Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 12, 2021.