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Living on the edge: WATERLOO BOMEH A DEATH TRAP
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The air at Waterloo dumpsite (locally known as Bomeh), is thick with the stench of rotting refuse, yet for a single mother selling plantains and young men shoveling trash, it is the only place they can earn a living. Despite a 2021 government promise to relocate the hazardous site and provide modern facilities, the reality [...] The post Living on the edge: WATERLOO BOMEH A DEATH TRAP first appeared on The Calabash Newspaper.
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- The Calabash NewspaperLiving on the edge: WATERLOO BOMEH A DEATH TRAP