Families Here Relieve Themselves in Plastic Bags Which They Throw Into the Drains GroundUp_News: SouthAfrica
Some families in Lusaka informal settlement in Cape Town have resorted to relieving themselves in plastic bags which they thrown into the drains.
A desperate shortage of communal toilets in Lusaka informal settlement in Nyanga, Cape Town, has led families to relieve themselves in plastic bags or buckets and dump the waste in the drains next to the road.Drains are blocked with food, nappies and used condoms. The stench follows you around when you walk. Rubbish is strewn all over the main road, and smelly stagnant water lies in the paths. Children play around the dirt.
"We don't have enough toilets in Lusaka. Many people still need access to toilets. They rely on relieving themselves in a plastic bag or using a bucket and dumping it in the drains. As a result our drains are always blocked. It is very embarrassing but we have got used to this kind of life," said resident Buyiswa Mgavu.
Another resident, Khayalethu Msana, said,"Sometimes you are relieving yourself and someone can see you naked because most toilets don't have doors. We live like animals in Lusaka, as you can see."
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