My people, heavy wahala don land for Tunisia as water don begin dey carry people and things waka!
As weather no dey play, four people don already lose their life for Moknine, Monastir governorate. Civil defence spokesman, Khalil Mechri, yan say two people dem sweep away by flood, and one woman drown inside her house. Wetin be this na?
Abderazak Rahal wey be the head of forecasting for National Institute of Meteorology (INM) talk say the rain wey fall dis January na the heaviest wey Tunisia don ever see since ’50! Imagine am, my guys! Some areas wey dey Monastir, Nabeul, and even for greater Tunis no fit stand the water wahala at all.
Na so emergency services dey struggle to do their work as flood don cut off several communities, especially for low-lying places. People wey dey try to waka for streets gats turn am into swimming pools as sea water dey mix with flood for Menzel Temime coastal town. Wetin we go call this one again?
School no dey open in capital and other towns like Nabeul, Sousse, and Beja. Court sessions don also stop. Public and private transport don scatter for plenty areas. Videos for social media show say flood don turn road to river. Na serious case be this, my brothers and sisters!
The government don call military help as people dey cry for help from fast-moving floodwaters wey dey carry everything wey no gree hold ground. Rahal go ahead yan say rainfall for tourist village Sidi Bou Said reach 206mm (about 8.1 inches) since Monday evening. Na big matter, e be like wetin nobody fit imagine.
Experts dey put mouth say water problem don dey vex the country since wetin wey dey happen lately na serious climate change matter. All these heavy rains don follow years of drought wey don affect agriculture and water supplies badly.
Dealing with this type of extreme weather no easy at all, especially with old drainage systems wey dey block as waste dey choke their way. As towns dey grow faster, we no dey sabi how to manage the water wey dey fall like say na competition be that.
Mahrez Ghannouchi be another INM official, e don describe the situation as “critical” and our heart dey go for all the people wey dey face this wahala.
As we dey check the weather, e good make we stay united and give support to the victims. This matter no just dey affect Tunisia alone, because even Algeria dey face their own flood wahala. We go dey carry eye for ground to see how this situation dey unfold. Na only God fit help us!
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