The Citarum river near the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, displays the abuse that mankind has subjected it to.
From the Daily Mail:
More than 500 factories, many of them producing textiles which require chemical treatment, line the banks of the 200-mile river, the largest waterway in West Java, spewing waste into the water.
Where once fishermen cast their nets, now people are foraging for rubbish. Sad story…
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