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Tuesday, May 29 2012, 10:33 AM

Environment

River pollution

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River pollution: Two sampans carrying sand miners navigate a river polluted with waste produced by beverage factories along the Batang Anai River in Padangpariaman regency, West Sumatra, on Friday. Locals have been complaining about the waste, which emits an unpleasant smell and causes those who bathe in the river to break out in rashes. (Antara/Iggoy el Fitra)River pollution: Two sampans carrying sand miners navigate a river polluted with waste produced by beverage factories along the Batang Anai River in Padangpariaman regency, West Sumatra, on Friday. Locals have been complaining about the waste, which emits an unpleasant smell and causes those who bathe in the river to break out in rashes. (Antara/Iggoy el Fitra)