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Limbe to Plant 3000 Trees on Riverbanks to Curb Flood

Limbe City Council has decided to plant 3000 trees on the banks of the Ngengele River to prevent floods.

This decision was made recently during the debate and budget orientation session of the council.

The city is located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and has been a victim of floods. It is of the area that constitute the Cameroon coastline.

In the past, floods have killed several people and damaged properties owing to a lack of prevention.

To curb the danger, the city aims to plant thousands of trees.

Import Trees from Bafoussam

In that budget debate session, Paul Efome Ngale, City Mayor, revealed the partnership with Bafoussam City Council.

As a result, Limbe will import 3000 eucalyptus trees from Bafoussam. The trees, aside from preventing too much rainfall with leaves, also absorb water from the soil.

Flood’s Impact in Limbe

Last year, a flood occurred in Limbe and killed five people. Reports say it also affected 2000 people.

This year, a flood occurred again and killed at least four people with much property damage.

Most of the flooding in Limbe is caused by heavy rains and sometimes rising temperatures from the sea.

The one from the sea occurs when the ocean temperature rises. Just around down the beach in Limbe, the ocean keeps encroaching into human settlement.

With the Council already taking measures to curb it, it will make the population safe again.

But what the council did not say was when the project would start. Limbe City Council has made several promises, which it has not fulfilled.

Mimi Mefo Info

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