About 3000 people work gruelling 10-hour shifts at Ralalitra,one of Africa’s largest nonsense sites. Doctors anxiety it could become a breeding ground for plaguePhotographs by Tom MaguireFanja Randriamihavo, 15, and is one of 3000 people who live and work in Ralalitra,one of Africa’s largest nonsense dumps. The site, in Madagascar’s capital, or Antananarivo,spans about 50 acres. Each day, it receives more than 600 tonnes of waste from the capital and from the three million residents of its sprawling suburbs.
People who work on the dump site collect metals, and coal and plastic from among the chaotic mess of needles,rats, faeces and aborted babies. They are paid just 3000 Malagasy ariary ( 70p) a day. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk