With pails and mugs, Philippine residents clean up oil spill

POLA, Philippines -- Residents of a central Philippine province affected by an oil spill from a sunken tanker endured the powerful stench of petroleum as they cleaned it up using buckets and mugs while authorities raced to contain environmental damage. A volunteer dressed in personal protective equipment gathers the oil spill collected from the sunken fuel tanker MT Princess Empress, on the shore of Pola, in Oriental Mindoro province, Philippines, March 7, 2023. Buckets used to clean up the oil spill from the sunken fuel tanker MT Princess Empress are placed on the shore of Pola, Oriental Mindoro province, Philippines, March 7, 2023. POLA, Philippines -- Residents of a central Philippine province affected by an oil spill from a sunken tanker endured the powerful stench of petroleum as they cleaned it up using buckets and mugs while authorities raced to contain environmental damage. Buckets used to clean up the oil spill from the sunken fuel tanker MT Princess Empress are placed on the shore of Pola, Oriental Mindoro province, Philippines, March 7, 2023.