VOLUNTEERS DIVE TO CLEAN UP RUSSIA'S LAKE BAIKAL|幫貝加爾湖大掃除 俄志工潛水清垃圾

Meanwhile, in Russia, a group of divers went to the depths of Baikal Lake, the world's largest freshwater body. But they weren't doing it for fun. There was something at the bottom of the lake that they had to collect. Baikal Lake in Russia's Irkutsk region was calm and tranquil on the surface, but bubbles were a giveaway of an activity below. == ANNA SHARATSKIKH diver== We dived to a depth of 30 meters (and found) mainly glass bottles, beer cans and boots somehow, heels, no heels, things like that. == 360 MINUTES Video courtesy== Twenty-two divers reached a depth of 40 meters and spent about an hour there. As the divers resurfaced, they dragged out bags of rubbish they discovered in the lake. Everything they found will be recycled. == ALEKSANDER RAFAEL diver== Loads of rubbish here, over there, there is less rubbish. There are tubes mainly but less rubbish. Here on the shelf of the sea, there are lots of bottles, lots of cans, but mainly bottles, mainly from the beer, various wines and so on. Divers also set up signs on the bottom of Baikal and took a picture to remind people not to litter. After that, the signs were taken away. The volunteering was part of an ecological marathon called 360 minutes. Since its inception in 2011, the activity has turned from a one-day effort into a series of events across the country throughout the summer. This year it coincided with the 100th anniversary of Zapovednik, or the Russian Nature Reserves. == YEKATERINA YAKOVLEVA representative, 360 minutes== We believe that such work by our company will help to save the lake and improve the ecological situations in Russian natural resources. Baikal is the oldest and largest freshwater lake by its volume in the world. It contains about 20 percent of the world's total unfrozen freshwater reserve. Up to one million tourists visit the lake every year. The waste generated by people poses a threat to the ecology that is home to over 1,700 endemic plant and animal species. TRANSLATED BY：SASHA CHIU