00:00That giant gray blob in a river of green? Yeah, that's not supposed to be there.
00:04This is the Drina River in eastern Bosnia, once celebrated in songs for being clear and untouched.
00:10Now you've got plastic bottles, furniture, and even dead animals floating and creating a thick layer of garbage.
00:15Heavy rain and melting snow wash tons of waste downstream, pulling debris from illegal dump sites along the banks.
00:21Activists say it happens every year. When the water rises, the river turns into a conveyor belt for trash from
00:26three different countries.
00:28Crews are out with excavators trying to scoop up what they can, but they call it an ecological disaster.
00:33The sight and smell alone tell you this isn't just trash, it's a river in crisis.
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