the ship and pump the fuel off after declaring a state of environmental emergency prime minister pravin juggernaut appealed for help from france he says islanders don't have the expertise to clean up the spill president emanuel qualm promised to send teams and equipment from the nearby french island off. while the government's waiting for french help to arrive some volunteers have started their own cleanup effort building sea booms with straw to soak up the spill. to see them some movies we are here to see what we can save everyone here is trying to save what they can of our ocean which gives us so much and which supports us the border this is our heritage of the violence yes you're a leader we can see the situation is getting worse this spill is affecting so many sectors tourism the economy ecology. some salons are offering free haircuts this weekend as hair can also be used to soak up oil. while 4000 tons of fuel may seem like a relatively small amount compared to major oil leaks its impact on the riches is huge. islands are surrounded by some of the world's most valuable coral reefs