A swan makes a nest out of plastic trash near a sewage drain into the Danube close to downtown Belgrade Source: Getty / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images
It’s one of Europe’s greatest rivers. And it glories in the romantic nickname, the Blue Danube. But as it flows into Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, more than a hundred outlets in the city pump raw sewage directly into the river.
It’s one of Europe’s greatest rivers. And it glories in the romantic nickname, the Blue Danube. But as it flows into Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, more than a hundred outlets in the city pump raw sewage directly into the river.
This story was originally produced for the BBC World Service
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