Mon, 16 Oct 2017 11:22:10 +0000 THE cholera outbreak in Lusaka is serious and does not appear to be abetting going by the ever rising number of cases. As of yesterday, the number increased from 36 to 69 with 70 percent of this figure being children, a worrisome situation indeed. But even more terrifying is information emerging now that the indiscriminate sinking of boreholes has contributed to the spread of the water-borne disease as one source is contaminated. That’s not all, 80 percent of sources of water in Lusaka are contaminated because of uncontrolled sinking of boreholes, according to Lusaka Water and Sewerage Board Chairperson Paul Moonga. It is unthinkable and disturbing that some people had resorted to sinking boreholes closer to septic tanks resulting in water mixing with contaminated substances. Given this grave scenario, there is urgent need to stop the indiscriminate drilling of boreholes to forestall a health crisis of alarming proportions in […]
