Residents Choke on Dumpsite Fires as City Fails to Address Waste

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Residents near Dar es Salaam’s Pugu Kinyamwezi dumpsite are exposed to smoke from burning rubbish, with one resident describing waking to the smell of garbage smoke. The report says the city has failed to address the waste problem and its effects on the surrounding neighborhood.

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — The smell of burning garbage wafted into Ester Kayombo’s bedroom, jolting her awake with the fear that her house was on fire. Nearby, heaps of rubbish were burning at the Pugu Kinyamwezi dumpsite, sending plumes of smoke billowing across the neighbourhood. Kayombo, a mother of three, feared for her three-year-old […]