5. Littering and disposal of waste in gutters
Even the man in suit will drink a sachet of water and drop it on the ground. The streets of Accra are filled with so much waste you wonder if we have health conscious people in this city. Apart from flooding, stagnant water left behind after the rains also become a breeding ground for mosquitoes which later infect us with malaria. Visit our seashores after rain and witness the amount of waste washed ashore. These are all coming from us, the citizens. When it begins to rain, people carry waste from their homes and quickly pour it into gutters or on the ground in front of their homes with the idea that the rain water will wash it away. The question these people fail to ask themselves is, “where is the rain washing it to”. These end up choking our gutters and leads to flooding.
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