Over 300 million people in Asia , Africa and Latin America are at risk of life-threatening diseases such as cholera and typhoid due to the rise in polluted water in lakes and rivers, warns cholera . Population growth, expansion of agriculture and rising amounts of raw sewage released into rivers and lakes are among the main reasons behind the increase of surface water pollution. solution is not only to build more sewers but to treat wastewater. The report adds that around a quarter of rivers in Asia , up to 50% in Africa and 10-25% in Africa were affected by severe pathogen pollution, largely due to discharging untreated wastewater into rivers and lakes.
Over 300 million people in Asia , Africa and Latin America are at risk of life-threatening diseases such as cholera and typhoid due to the rise in polluted water in lakes and rivers, warns cholera . Population growth, expansion of agriculture and rising amounts of raw sewage released into rivers and lakes are among the main reasons behind the increase of surface water pollution. The report adds that around a quarter of rivers in Asia , up to 50% in Africa and 10-25% in Africa were affected by severe pathogen pollution, largely due to discharging untreated wastewater into rivers and lakes.