Mbare residents in panic as sewage flows freely wh...

Mbare residents in panic as sewage flows freely while taps are dry

Zim Now Writer

As new suspected cholera cases continue to spike, raw sewage flowing on the streets of Harare’s most populous suburb, Mbare, has led to panic as residents fear a fresh outbreak of water borne diseases.

There are reports that the area has gone for nearly two weeks without running water.

The Tichagarika Flats area in Mbare has gone for close to wo weeks without water.

“We now leave in fear because we have young children who are always complaining of running tummies so every day we leave in fear,” said a resident.

“We have tried reporting this problem to the council, but nothing is being done. They don’t care about us yet they want their rates. The stench and flowing sewer has become almost normal, but that should not be the case. We don’t want this we are tired and the city fathers should act,” said a resident.

Efforts to get a comment from the Harare City Council were fruitless at the time of writing.

In the past, Mbare has had significant numbers of people dying from cholera and typhoid outbreaks because of a poor sewer reticulation system.

The latest cholera figures indicate that Zimbabwe has recorded 750 confirmed cases out of 2 903 suspected cases since the first case in Chegutu in February this year.