SORRY, THIS IS THE BAD NEWS

A river polluted with waste from Brazil's biggest city of Sao Paulo covered the streets of a small colonial town yesterday with a thick layer of snow-like foam that emits harmful acidic gas. An official said the foam had been affecting Pirapora do Bom Jesus for about a month, but a clogged clear-water channel made the foam rise especially high, blocking bridges across the river Tiete - which runs through the town - and nearby streets.