A worrying trend

Last Wednesday's heavdown of rains in the country's capital Banjul have raised concerns among Historians where the City was haunted of the sceptre of the infamous September 1948 floods that killed and displaced several Banjulians.

Law maker Baboucarr Nyang told me had he not sat on the back of his elder brother, he would not have participated in last Wednesday's parliamentary proceedings or perhaps go to the parliamentary office with wet clothes, including wet shoes.

With the powerful waves of the sea, it seems the waves are surging towards the direction of the city, and who knows what will happen to the city in fifty years time? The government of President Jammeh should be commended for saving Banjul from sinking, one could not help but imagine those days when the powerful waves of the sea destroys parts of the city's cemetaries, and what is more, the coastal erosion project has managed to reclaimed the sand and put the water back into the sea.

The unceasing rains in the meantime are indeed worrying, especially families that are living in water logged areas. A number of houses have fallen of recent, thank God the National Disaster Relief Committee is receiving all the attention it deserves from Gambians and non-Gambians alike. It is all about the spirit of helping those are desparately looking for food and a place to rest their poor bodies.