Lost Freetown – Sierra Leone, 2009 – The expansion of this City has lead to it being on the brink of environmental and social disaster, and there appears to be no relief.
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Sierra Leone is booming. In capital Freetown the population is rising and new homes spring up daily. But, like the 1950s sewage pipes, the city is creaking under the weight. How long before Freetown cracks?
A land of wooded plains and white beaches, Sierra Leone was known as a pearl in the African crown. But the brutal civil war damaged the country’s rural economy and displaced farming families. Now Freetown is expanding rapidly, but few see this as cause for celebration. ‘Yeah we have come a long way’, says OLU Gorden, a Journalist here. ‘But there has been so much sacrifice for so little ground gained’. In the slums of Kroo Bay in Freetown, children pick their way across rivers of sewage on their way to school. ‘You see children holding onto the filth for support as they climb through’, says Lynette Pamer, a doctor who works in the area. ‘There’s malnutrition because of diarrhoea in the under 5s, malaria, worms. They are all affected’. The city’s two dumps are badly located, admits John Kamara of the Ministry of Lands: ‘They are within the city, in water bodies, close to the sea.’. Freetown is engulfed in a tide of pollution that is spreading to the surrounding countryside. ‘It’s becoming an environmental disaster’, says one Sierra Leone commentator. ‘In a few years we will see this disaster come to pass’.
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Sierra Leone’s capital city, Freetown, has become a ticking time bomb due to a combination of factors. The city is home to a rapidly growing population, inadequate infrastructure, and poor governance. These issues have created a perfect storm that is threatening the city’s future.
The population of Freetown has grown exponentially in recent years. The city’s population has more than doubled in the last decade, and is now estimated to be around 1.2 million. This rapid growth has put tremendous strain on the city’s infrastructure, which is already inadequate. The city’s roads are in disrepair, its water and sanitation systems are inadequate, and its electricity supply is unreliable. This has resulted in frequent power outages, water shortages, and sewage overflows.
The city’s poor governance has also contributed to the crisis. Corruption is rampant, and the government has failed to invest in the city’s infrastructure. This has resulted in a lack of basic services and a failure to address the city’s needs.
The combination of these factors has created a perfect storm that is threatening the city’s future. The population is growing faster than the city’s infrastructure can handle, and the government’s failure to invest in the city’s infrastructure is exacerbating the problem. This has created a situation that is unsustainable and could lead to a crisis if not addressed soon.
The situation in Freetown is a ticking time bomb. The city’s population is growing faster than its infrastructure can handle, and the government’s failure to invest in the city’s infrastructure is exacerbating the problem. Unless the government takes steps to address the city’s needs, the situation could spiral out of control and lead to a crisis. It is time for the government to take action and invest in the city’s infrastructure to ensure its future.
I have this weird feeling, they're going to regret it
I'm sure the people in the slums have played a huge part in that garbage
You would think that the people around there could clean up that trash, IDGAF how poor I ever become, I still know wtf a trashcan is, I'd never ever allow my children to play on that shyt
Real graduate engineers like myself cannot be employed because I don't belong to a particular tribe, SLPP or APC. It should not be about tribe but about faith, Jesus said. But our President Bio said he employs those he knows and not those that have knowledge, skills and experience. Which is a sad statement by the chief citizen of the country…….No wonder Freetown is broken: Incompetent and incapable leadership everywhere.
I just visited December 2021 for my first time ever. I did not stay long enough to really learn what is really going on or how things work but it seems like a nice place.
You should be using solar energy heavily!!!
Take the income from your diamonds to: 1. build homes, 2. water filtration, 3. roads, 4. schools, 5. solar energy 6. hospitals 5. Police force 7. Low cost public transportation system. 8. It seems your politicians need to be removed and vote in honest people who will move Sierra Leone forward into the 21st century. There is no reason for this country to be so poor and backwards in comparison to other african countries. Just unacceptable!!!! It is your politicians!!!!
I don’t understand. If diamonds are one of their natural resources, then why such poverty?
Being poor does not mean you have to live in filth. Cleaning it up won’t last because the people will just throw their garbage and feces outside all over again. EDUCATION EDUCATION EDUCATION.
Sierra Leone need help
No surprises here…not a single one
I hate to say it but most 3 rd world countries were better off when they were colonize by European nations
Who's still here 2021
Politicians in this countries in africa they live large driving big expensive vehicles and purchases more guns and amunition for killing their citizens..as long as their families live nice.wow.
Such a beautiful Country ❤️
what happened with all the diamond mining?
Thankyou Britain, thankyou United nations, thankyou globalist multinational companies for all this shit in Siera Leone
I heard Jesus told someone "Sierra leone is lost" Had he raptured the country now, only 5 would be going.
When there is no job, you produce a baby
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Dude is DROPPING A DEUCE into that stream.
Nasty.
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This not a country. Sqaurter camp this thing
Does the salvation army,goodwill or world health organization help
God will you overcome calamity