- Alfred Fornah
ROTTING WASTE FLOODS BAI BUREH AGAIN
Something must surely now be done as Residents suffer for the second time since December, with rotting waste from Bomeh Dumpsite flooding homes.
Rubbish from Bomeh Dumpsite blocks the culvert causing flooding.
Speaking to us back in December, community youth group leader, Mohamed Alif, noted the dumpsite caused annual flooding:
“The culvert linking Kissy Brook and another small slum community below - Bai Bureh Road Kissy Dock yard - is blocked because of the on-going work by duty trucks at the Bomeh Dumpsite.
So when it rains, the rubbish clogs the culvert, causing flooding in our community and then the rotting waste from the dump site, often as high as the highest palm, flows straight into our homes and gardens.
This is unacceptable to our community.’’
As the effects of climate change take place Sierra Leone can expect more intensive storms and more flooding. We call on Freetown City Council to clear the culvert and save these communities from flooding during this rainy season.
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