Nyor-Butuo Lacks Safe Drinking Water

Nyor-Butuo Town, a settlement with an estimated population of a little over 2,000, has suffered the

none existence of safe drinking water or facility to ease the stalemate.

The town is located in northern Nimba County District #5 in the catchment community of Buutuo, a stone town from the Ivorian border.

“The only privately-owned handpump in the town has become faulty owning to its overly used,” residents informed this newspaper in random interviews.

As the result, they claimed they are fetching muddle creeks from nearby bushes.

Some of the bush waters, a prominent resident Degbon Wahse claimed, are suspected of containing bacteria capable of spreading waterborne diseases that are often

caused by pathogenic microorganisms’ bacteria, viruses and parasites, spread through contaminated water.

These diseases, Mr. Wahse said, are transmitted by drinking, washing, or eating food exposed to water contaminated with feces, often resulting in diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration. Common examples include cholera, typhoid fever, and Giardia.

For Moses Kwi, one of the leads in cocoa farming, ascribed to residents being forced to share the muddle water with their livestock.

Mr. Kwi, though decried the situation, he wants inhabitants collect money to mend the impasse before the inhabitants, specifically, small children become afflicted.

Meanwhile, the town chief, Zlanner Lawrence, joined by others, has appealed to authorities to resolve the water impasse. 

Other part of Nimba

In Larpea #1, the Town Chief Menlor Willor said, the town with the estimated population of over 11,000 people, continues to struggle with access to safe drinking water despite its proximity to Karnplay City, Gbehlay-Geh District #3.

Chief Willor said, the lack of sufficient hand pumps in the town has forced residents to rely on creeks and wells for drinking water, exposing residents to health risks and waterborne diseases.

He described the situation as one of the major challenges affecting the town, emphasizing that safe drinking water is essential for human health and daily living.