The Polluted Tiete River Seen Filled With Foam In Pirapora Do Bom Jesus
Date: 03-Sep-10
Country: BRAZIL
Author: Paulo Whitaker
A woman hangs clothes along the border of the polluted Tiete river seen filled with foam in Pirapora do Bom Jesus, 40 km northeast Sao Paulo, September 2, 2010.
The pollution in the Tiete river from industries has increased due to a lack of rain with August registering the least amount of rain since the year 1943, according to the National Institute of Meteorology.
