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Pollution in Dalat gets worse

Pollution in Dalat gets worse

Monday, April 01, 2013, 17:33 GMT+7
Tourists have to cover their nose because of the smell when they pass Xuan Huong Lake, Dalat’s iconic lake.
Tourists have to cover their nose because of the smell when they pass Xuan Huong Lake, Dalat’s iconic lake.
A worker fishes dead fish filled with blue-green algae out of Xuan Huong Lake.
A worker fishes dead fish filled with blue-green algae out of Xuan Huong Lake.
As a temporary solution, Dalat authorities have hired workers to collect rubbish and blue-green algae from Xuan Huong Lake.
As a temporary solution, Dalat authorities have hired workers to collect rubbish and blue-green algae from Xuan Huong Lake.
Waste water from thousands of pipes flows into Cam Ly Waterfall.
Waste water from thousands of pipes flows into Cam Ly Waterfall.
Tran Van Cuong, who has been living near Cam Ly Waterfall for many years, said horses used to drink water from the waterfall but now the polluted water scares them.
Tran Van Cuong, who has been living near Cam Ly Waterfall for many years, said horses used to drink water from the waterfall but now the polluted water scares them.
A section of Cam Ly Waterfall flows through Thai Phien agricultural area in Ward 12, Dalat. Whenever it rains, a huge amount of rubbish pours into Xuan Huong Lake and Cam Ly Waterfall.
A section of Cam Ly Waterfall flows through Thai Phien agricultural area in Ward 12, Dalat. Whenever it rains, a huge amount of rubbish pours into Xuan Huong Lake and Cam Ly Waterfall.
A visitor covers her nose because of the smelly water at Cam Ly Waterfall.
A visitor covers her nose because of the smelly water at Cam Ly Waterfall.
Two security guards pick up a big tire dumped at Cam Ly Waterfall.
Two security guards pick up a big tire dumped at Cam Ly Waterfall.

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