Philipsburg:--- In preparation for the annual Easter Monday beach activities, members of the Voluntary Corps of St Maarten (VKS) cleaned up a section of the Mullet Bay beach on Sunday morning. Hurricane Omar left its tracks on and around the beach at Mullet Bay: piles of sand, fallen trees, dead branches, etc. In order to facilitate beach use for residents and visitors the membership of the VKS decided to clean-up the section of the beach that is most popular on Easter Monday. A backhoe was used to level off the mountains of sand left by Omar. The members hauled truck loads of dead branches, trees and other garbage that was left on the beach. It was not feasible to deal with the entire beach area, but one section is clean and easily accessible again.
In the picture VKS members proudly pose after the clean-up in front of the equipment used.
