Waterways in Brazil’s Manaus stalled with tons of garbage

Manaus: In Manaus, the largest city in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, tons of smelly garbage fills canals and streams, making it feel like they’re visiting a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

On the west side of the city, in a poor neighborhood where houses are erected on stilts, a worker uses an excavator to remove bucket-filled bottles, pieces of plastic and even household appliances thrown into the water. Is.