Villagers pour petrol in water to ‘clean’ it

Borehole not fixed for two years
Residents walk as far as 10 kilometres to access water that is so dirty they 'clean' it with fuel.
Enzo Amuele,Tuyeimo Haidula,Tuyeimo Haidula,Enzo Amuele
  • 1 Year Ago - 2023-09-27 00:50:00
Full of algae. This is the water the people of Onamatanga village in the Omusati Region’s Tsandi district have no choice but to consume.Onamatanga has only one source of clean wa
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