Entry nº 38

The River

Rivers are very important for the towns or cities near them because they contribute to their economical growth, the provide almost always the main source of drinkable water not just for their populations but also for the survival of animal and vegetal life and are also used for transportation.
For those reasons many important cities are placed near a river, but as technology develops fast and industries have increased their number, the amount of pollution also has increased and great part of the chemical products thrown out by the industries are thrown into the rivers. This has led to the intoxication of the water and as a consequence the populations` health have being affected.
Apart from pollution, people who live near a river has the chance of being affected also by floods produced by the excess of rain during some determinated seasons every year. Many people in my country has lost all their belongings and even their houses because of this. But there are many ways of preventing floodings and it is the responsability of government to invest the money necessary to give a solution to this problem.
As the sources of sweet water are very few around the world, it is responsability of all of us to maintain every river, lake and streem water as clean as possible.