Citarum River, West Java, British media spotlight because of a severe garbage piling up. Channel 4 documentary recently aired a report about the Citarum River titled 'Unreported World, The World's Dirtiest River'.
In a report that aired Thursday, April 10, 2014 London's night time, Channel 4 reporter Seyi Rhodes describes how dirty the Citarum River. Formerly heaven, now bring disaster.
Bottles, plastic, diapers, used shoes, household waste residents, or goat carcasses strewn Citarum River. Herman, a fisherman said he had to quit his job because of the condition of the river is very alarming. Many fish die because of dirty water.
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I do not catch fish anymore . They float on the surface , " Herman said
, as quoted from Dailymail , Saturday ( 12/04/2014 ) . According to him , the waste has killed 60 percent of the fish population in the Citarum .
Herman is now turning into a scavenger profession appeared in the Channel 4 report . He testified as an every day become part of the development of the river .
According to him , the government has not been able to deal with the pollution of the river that is very clearly visible . Citarum dirty now wafted into another country and British media reported . " There are rules , but not enforced , " complained Herman .
Another resident called the amount of waste in the Citarum not only because of household waste , but also of illegal textile mills . Waste chemicals from the plant has made the water change color . Sometimes red , sometimes green , yellow or black .
As reported by the Guardian that reported re- reportage Channel 4 , there are about 10 tons of waste per day that goes to the river near the area of the number of the 10 million population .
" Though many people whose livelihoods depend on the river , " wrote the Guardian .
Herman is now turning into a scavenger profession appeared in the Channel 4 report . He testified as an every day become part of the development of the river .
According to him , the government has not been able to deal with the pollution of the river that is very clearly visible . Citarum dirty now wafted into another country and British media reported . " There are rules , but not enforced , " complained Herman .
Another resident called the amount of waste in the Citarum not only because of household waste , but also of illegal textile mills . Waste chemicals from the plant has made the water change color . Sometimes red , sometimes green , yellow or black .
As reported by the Guardian that reported re- reportage Channel 4 , there are about 10 tons of waste per day that goes to the river near the area of the number of the 10 million population .
" Though many people whose livelihoods depend on the river , " wrote the Guardian .
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