Aerial view as Salvadoran soldiers work removing aquatic plants (Pistia stratiotes) from Suchitlan Lake in Suchitoto, El Salvador on September 11, 2025. Some 700 people among marines and government-hired civilians work to remove an aquatic plant known as water lettuce. Some 1,270 tons of the plant have been removed according to the government. (Photo by Marvin Recinos/AFP Photo)
