By RFIPalled on 11-08-2019Modified on 11-08-2019 at 14:32
In Burkina Faso, the winter season has already settled. As every year, it is the beginning of the nightmare for many inhabitants of the peripheral and precarious districts of the capital. Victims of recurring floods, the inhabitants decided to prepare, even if they admit defeated, in case of heavy precipitations.
" We are looking for a solution so that the water can not pass quickly ".
In the district of Bissinghin, the inhabitants organize themselves to prevent possible floods: listen to their testimonies
11-08-2019 - By Yaya Boudani
Bags filled with sand as a dike, stone walls or brick, the inhabitants of Bissighin, precarious neighborhood on the western outskirts of Ouagadougou, try to block the passage to rainwater.
" We buy land ... We make contributions between neighbors and then we put it ... "
" We do with the means of the edge ... we fill bags. We try to block, to block, in front of the doors so that the water can not cross and return. It's built a little messy, there are no gutters ... "
Despite their efforts, these customary flood populations are under no illusions. Their shields will yield in case of heavy rains . They always expect the worst.
" If it's raining hard, we're going to have serious problems. Every year, we suffer like that .
" It scares us because, if it rains a lot, the water will enter the courts ... it can go as far as the collapse of the houses. Objects of great value can also be taken away, like that ... "
" In the neighborhood where we are, most houses are not hard and so in case of rain ... these are concerns, really ."
These inhabitants of the Bissighin neighborhood all look to the municipal authorities of their district.
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