Oti River

There is a looming public health danger for residents of Dambai and adjoining communities in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region as the major source of water have suffered from faecal matter pollution, resulting from the spillage of the Bagre dam, in neighbouring Burkina Faso. Public toilets sited close to the Oti river were submerged by the floodwaters with the only source of water for the people suffering major sanitation pollution. Many households along the River and parts of Dambai Market, including shops have been submerged by the flood waters, raising public health issues and endangering lives and…