Mekong(gabriel)

The Mekong River is the tenth longest river in the world. It is 4,909km long and 3,050mi long. The Mekong runs through China's Yunnan province, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. The mekong River is used for fishing and food. It is used for farmers to grow crops and used for bathes. People get water from the Mekong and make bridges over the river to cross it. There are 2000 different kinds of plant species. The Mekong is one of the only rivers that have such large fish. People eat water snakes in Cambodia because they very poor. They put nets out and try to catch the snake some are harmless and some are not. The one that is very dangerous is the highly venomous tentical water snake. It can kill man, crocodile and birds. They are very scared of it. The Mekong is a unique water system and we should keep it that way. We should keep it clean so people don't like the river. People in Cambodia are so poor they have to live in boats. People take boat cruses around the Mekong River to get money for food. There are food markets that go on in the water, and people are selling fruit. The Mekong is a beautiful river to look at. The Mekong goes through six countries.

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