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Fetid foam from polluted river plagues Colombian city

Clouds of toxic foam rising from the Balsillas River waft over the Los Puentes neighborhood in Mosquera, Colombia, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. According to local authorities, the white toxic foam is caused in part by untreated sewage mixing with chemicals found in household detergents. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Toxic foam rising from the Balsillas River floats over the Los Puentes neighborhood in Mosquera, Colombia, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. According to local authorities, the white toxic foam is caused in part by untreated sewage mixing with chemicals found in household detergents. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Toxic foam rises from the Balsillas River in the Los Puentes neighborhood in Mosquera, Colombia, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. According to local authorities, the white toxic foam is caused in part by untreated sewage mixing with chemicals found in household detergents. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

A woman tries to avoid clouds of toxic foam rising from the Balsillas River in the Los Puentes neighborhood in Mosquera, Colombia, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. According to local authorities, the white toxic foam is caused in part by untreated sewage mixing with chemicals found in household detergents. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Clouds of toxic foam rise from the Balsillas River in the Los Puentes neighborhood in Mosquera, Colombia, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. According to local authorities, the white toxic foam is caused in part by untreated sewage mixing with chemicals found in household detergents. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Residents and dogs sit along a street as foam rising from the Balsillas River wafts over the Los Puentes neighborhood in Mosquera, Colombia, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. According to local authorities, the white, toxic foam is caused in part by untreated sewage mixing with chemicals found in household detergents. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

A blanket of toxic foam covers the Balsillas River in the Los Puentes neighborhood in Mosquera, Colombia, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. According to local authorities, the white toxic foam is caused in part by untreated sewage mixing with chemicals found in household detergents. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Clouds of toxic foam rising from the Balsillas River float over the Los Puentes neighborhood in Mosquera, Colombia, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. According to local authorities, the white toxic foam is caused in part by untreated sewage mixing with chemicals found in household detergents. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Fetid foam from polluted river plagues Colombian city