the mountains of debris and junk washed up on the beach are an indication of the severity of the floodwaters that ravaged the city. waste pickers salvaged what they can to recycle and sell, while residents also removed the washed up debris. volunteers and waste pickers have begun what is a monumental clean up operation here at the durban beachfront. as you can see behind me, the scale of the debris that was washed away by the raging waters is immense. unfortunately, for the kwazulu natal province, more bad weather is expected over the easter weekend, which is going to hamper the clean up operations. while the torrential rains and mudslides could not be avoided, residents say infrastructure degradation in the city contributed to the severity of the floods. we watched street cleaners sweeping rubbish into the drains because i think they have just never been trained properly. there is no understanding of consequence of your actions. i watch it all the time and it s such a pet peeve becaus
is expected over the easter weekend, which is going to hamper the clean up operations. while the torrential rains and mudslides could not be avoided, residents say infrastructure degradation in the city contributed to the severity of the floods. we watched street cleaners sweeping rubbish into the drains because i think they have just never been trained properly. there is no understanding of consequence of your actions. i watched all the time and it s such a pet peeve because definitely things could have been less catastrophic if we had better drainage and if we took care of the drainage that we do have. looking at all the debris we have, there is no way that we are going to make it. it is sad it had to happen on the easter weekend when everyone was looking forward to it, but if you can t clean the water, the next best is to help clean up the beach. over 13,000 houses were damaged by the floods. authorities say they will assist residents rebuilding their homes by providing financial re
here we are at the glasgow summit, and that promise still hasn t been fulfilled. the 100 billion was just a promise that has not been kept, and its importance is that leaders who made the promise are not keeping their promise and therefore, these leaders have no credibility. back in bangladesh, she says she doesn t want her children and grandchildren to suffer more than she is. but they are facing a hotter and more hostile climate, so there s real pressure for the talks in glasgow to get somewhere. rubbish collectors and street cleaners in glasgow have confirmed they will go ahead with strike action throughout the cop26 summit. it was thought that a deal had been made between unions and the council, but the gmb union has today said that strike action will go ahead as planned, accusing the council of bad faith on pay consultations, saying they had not been given enough time to consider the last minute pay deal offered
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