The World’s Most Polluted River

{ June 7, 2007 }

Extremely polluted river

At the first glance, what can you see in the picture above? I thought the man was on a rubbish dump, and the boat was one of the rubbish when I first saw this picture. Until I read further, only then I realize that it’s actually not a rubbish dump, but a very polluted river. The picture above shows no sign of a river to me, to you too I suppose. The man above is actually collecting things like plastic bottles to be recycled and can probably earn a pound or two a week by doing so. People now fish for rubbish at the river, instead of fish.

Here’s two more picture that suggest that’s really a river, the one with water:

Polluted River

Polluted River

If you’ve been wondering what river is that and its location, the river is called Citarum located in Indonesia. Someone should be responsible for causing this. It’s nothing different from murdering to me, as the water is still used now for daily activities – drinking for example.

Daily Mail via Spluch

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O.H.M.Y.G.O.D.
I thought, in the first picture, that it was a rubbish dump, and that the “boat” was one of the stuff! Yeah, somebody should GO TO JAIL for allowing this to happen in the first place.

Sigh, but luckily it’s not that worse in Malaysia…. :)

I want to cry o.o

Why would they let that happen? Geez that is nasty.

wow, this is sad to see! no wonder they are sending forest burning smoke over to Malaysia too.

OMG, I cant believe this! I thought Rivers were most polluted in India. This is worst I have ever seen.

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The stinch in that place must be horrible. Its appauling they let this happen. =( :grr:

it’s povety that makes this happy^

Disaster, there’s no way this can be cleaned up in a years. People’s at responsible should be hanged upside down.

you fools don t you know that its all a joke and if its true what do you matter? its not in your country.

HOW DO U SAY THAT PAGAL…

OMG
i cant beleive this

OMG metoo….cant believe thiss…………………. that is soo sadd…….

THIS..IS REALLY NASTY..& HOW THEY WILL MAINTAIN IT… GOD KNOWS

THE BOTH 2 PICS R REALLY DISGUSTING…….

they wont dumb shit

although i live in indonesia…. i’ve never seen this before!!

Sad..
Is there anything we can do ?

It’s a disgrace to nature.

ur a disgrace to meh

what a crappy place i would urinate on myself if i had to live there

OMG
HOW CAN PEOPLE SURVIVE IN THIS WORLD
AMONG THIS SITUATION

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