Gambia: Basse Ferry Crossing Point Floods Residents, Business People Vacate Premises

Urr — The Basse ferry crossing point that links Basse and Wuli has began flooding following torrential rains in the region recently. This caused many residents and business people in the area to vacate their premises as the water due to overflow of water.

The issue is aggravating and many have raised concern about it, thereby calling on government, private sector, NGOs, etc to intervene and find a solution to the flood issue. The initial over flooding of the river bank which began some two weeks back gave both residents and travellers the impression that the water would soon subside. But as the situation is currently getting out of hand and it has caused alarm.

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