Nigeria: Refuse, Erosion, Potholes Deface Orlu Urban

11 November 2009

The height of environmental and infrastructural failure in Orlu urban seems to have hit an alarming rate as residents are now living under the mercy of epidemics from heaps of refuse left unattended to by the council authority along every street and major road in the metropolis.

The situation is further worsened by erosion caused by flashfloods on streets and urban roads characterised by potholes, non-existing drainage systems and in some cases, deep gullies within the centre of the city.

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