Knock-off clothes dumped in pile in Chile desert

In a striking display of consumerism clashing with natures rawest climes, thousands of tonnes of kck-off clothing from Europe and US are being piled up in a mass dump of unwanted fast-fashions in remote vastness of Chile's Atacama desert Monday.

A clandestine giant dump emerges from hills of Atacama desert as tons of discarded clos are left behind by local merchants.

port of Iquique, in far rth of Chile, is duty-free zone that receives tons of used clothing bought by trers.

In process of choosing most attractive garments for sale, se small trers discard what y feel will t be to taste of ir buyers in this huge rubbish dump.

According to local authorities, dump is t authorized and y're working for its definitive closure.

According to official figures Chile has imported 59 thousand tons of clothing and shoes so far in 2021.