Kinshasa, municipality of Ngaliema, Binza Ozone, district of Manenga. The heavy rains of the last few days have caused considerable damage. More than twenty dwellings were engulfed in enormous erosion that continues to grow and gains ground every day.
So far, luckily, there has been no casualty to deplore. The residents of this area have to be careful when it rains, so as not to get trapped. They leave their houses and they watch, powerless, as Nature swallows their dwellings. Don’t tell them that rain is a godsend!
«We warned the authorities right from the beginning, when this erosion was still very small, but nothing was done», one of the district residents told me. He is now homeless. The many appeals for help sent by the population do not seem to reach the ears of our dear leaders. Maybe they are waiting for someone to die, before they do something?
Only a few weeks ago, I was wondering about the criteria on the basis of which building sites were selected but I am wondering even more now, as I see how fast infrastructures are deteriorating in the entire country. Roads, pipes, water and electricity distribution, everything is in disarray.
Whereas the population is still waiting for work to begin on the five building areas, our rulers seem to hold their breath, waiting for the Chinese to come with their billions. I am wondering how long they can still hold their breath and whether they don’t run the risk of suffocating.
With the five building areas, each Congolese expects his or her living conditions to improve. Will the Chinese billions be sufficient to solve the problems of the entire Congolese population?
Watch this space…
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