By the 10th day I couldn't stand properly and I drifted along the edge of a larger river I had found.

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Local economies also suffer when villagers can't sell their grain or eat the crops planted along the river because the water is so polluted.

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Such a move isn't unusual for the agency, which last issued a similar advisory last spring for banks affected by flooding along the Mississippi River, a spokesman said.

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