Since the lock down started, leaking sewerage systems and drain blockages are creating potential health threats. The government does not really track down statistics of this problem in communities which puts community health at risk through sewerage leaks.
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Man jumping over the sewerage. The source of the hazardous liquid waste is quite further up
the street from here.
Our reporter follows the sewerage stream to where it forms a larger body of water right next to
houses. Children can be heard playing nearby.
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