Up to two meters high
Toxic river in Indonesia full of waste again
Despite years of effort, the Indonesian authorities are unable to get the huge mountains of waste in the Citarum River on the island of Java under control. In the past few days, heavy rain, flooding and strong winds have once again caused mountains of waste.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Among other things, wastewater and waste from textile factories are responsible for the pollution. Countless residents also dispose of their household waste in the river. At the same time, however, 27 million people in West Java and the capital Jakarta depend on the water of the Citarum.
It is considered the dirtiest river in the world. In 2008, hundreds of millions of dollars were made available to clean it up - but apparently in vain. Since the beginning of the year, another 19 tons of waste have accumulated over a length of 800 meters. Officials are using boats to gradually remove the garbage, some of which is two meters high.
Last year, the Indonesian government proudly presented the progress made in cleaning up the river. It also invested a lot of money.
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