According to experts who spoke to government media, the water hyacinth has grown nearly 100 percent from 2012 to about 155 square miles, though a relatively dry winter season in 2016 slowed its expansion.
ለመንግሥት ብዙኃን መገናኛ የተናገሩት ባለሙያዎች እንዳብራሩት ከሆነ፣ 155 ስኵዌር ማይል የሸፈነው እንቦጭ ሙሉ ለሙሉ የተስፋፋው ከ2004 ወዲህ ነው።