Amazon: tons of waste pollute the waters of Manaus

In Manaus, the largest metropolis in the Brazilian Amazon, tons of foul-smelling garbage line the canals and rivers, an apocalyptic sight in this urban area surrounded by the world's largest rainforest.In a poor neighborhood in the west of the city, an excavator removes an impressive amount of bottles, pieces of plastic, and even appliances that float near homes on stilts. In the south, not far from the river port, municipal agents in orange jumpsuits collect the garbage on board a boat and pile it up, to evacuate it, on a large barge, on the Rio Negro, one of the main tributaries of the Amazon.