After two days of intense skimming (455 tons of water hyacinths removed on the 17th and 495 tons on the 18th), the river was still not fully cleared. Last month’s rainfall washed the plants downriver causing them to accumulate in the slow-flowing estuary, a common occurrence in flood season.
Pagkatapos ng dalawang araw ng matinding skimming (455 tonelada ng tubig hyacinths inalis sa ika-17 at 495 tonelada sa ika-18), ang ilog ay hindi pa rin ganap na clear. Rainfall Huling buwan hugasan ang mga halaman downriver na nagiging sanhi ang mga ito upang maipon sa mabagal na dumadaloy estuary, isang karaniwang pangyayari sa panahon ng baha.