{"id":312419,"date":"2017-04-20T12:51:29","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T12:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=312419"},"modified":"2017-04-20T12:51:29","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T12:51:29","slug":"wr-ewusiejo-community-surviving-with-galamsey-polluted-river-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/wr-ewusiejo-community-surviving-with-galamsey-polluted-river-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"W\/R: Ewusiejo community surviving with galamsey-polluted River [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Residents of Ewusiejo, a rural community in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region, are\u00a0reeling under the negative effects of <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/20\/amenfi-easttarkwaprestea-huni-valley-most-affected-by-galamsey-study\/\"><strong>illegal mining<\/strong><\/a><\/span> upstream.<\/p>\n<p>The community is few meters away from \u00a0Takoradi, the regional capital. The brownish free-flowing Butre River that runs through the area has over\u00a0the past decades been the main source of water for residents.<\/p>\n<p>From this polluted water, they drink, cook, wash and undertake other domestic chores, posing\u00a0dire health consequences to\u00a0them.<\/p>\n<p>More intriguing about the situation is how Auntie Abiba, an eatery operator in her late 40s, uses the<span style=\"color: #666699;\"> <a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/20\/stopgalamseynow-in-tindonmolgo-residents-cry-out\/\"><strong>polluted water<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>to prepare the food she sells to the many patrons who visit her place each day.<\/p>\n<p>The photos below tell the sad story of the community&#8217;s life with the polluted water.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_312428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312428\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-312428 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Butre-River-at-Ewusie-Joe-7.jpeg\" alt=\"butre-river-at-ewusie-joe-7\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-312428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Before and after the water was polluted by illegal mining activities, residents washed their dirty clothes in the rive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_312427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312427\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-312427 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Butre-River-at-Ewusie-Joe-6.jpeg\" alt=\"butre-river-at-ewusie-joe-6\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-312427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It is a regular routine to wash clothes and utensils with water from the Butre River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-312426\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Butre-River-at-Ewusie-Joe-5.jpeg\" alt=\"butre-river-at-ewusie-joe-5\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-312425\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Butre-River-at-Ewusie-Joe-4.jpeg\" alt=\"butre-river-at-ewusie-joe-4\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-312424\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Butre-River-at-Ewusie-Joe-3.jpeg\" alt=\"butre-river-at-ewusie-joe-3\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_312451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312451\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-312451 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Euwise-Joe-dirty-water-2.jpeg\" alt=\"euwise-joe-dirty-water-2\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-312451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children in the community come to fetch the polluted water each day for various domestic activities including bathing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-312453\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Euwise-Joe-dirty-water-4.jpeg\" alt=\"euwise-joe-dirty-water-4\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-312456\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Euwise-Joe-dirty-water-8.jpeg\" alt=\"euwise-joe-dirty-water-8\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_312454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312454\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-312454 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Euwise-Joe-dirty-water-5.jpeg\" alt=\"euwise-joe-dirty-water-5\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-312454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Young boy treks home with polluted water from the River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-312456\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Euwise-Joe-dirty-water-11.jpeg\" alt=\"euwise-joe-dirty-water-11\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-312456\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Euwise-Joe-dirty-water-9.jpeg\" alt=\"euwise-joe-dirty-water-9\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-312456\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Euwise-Joe-dirty-water-10.jpeg\" alt=\"euwise-joe-dirty-water-10\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-312460\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Euwise-Joe-dirty-water-12.jpeg\" alt=\"euwise-joe-dirty-water-12\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_312460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312460\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-312460 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Euwise-Joe-dirty-water-13.jpeg\" alt=\"euwise-joe-dirty-water-13\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-312460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The young boy pours the polluted water into a water barrel for subsequent use by his mother, Auntie\u00a0Abiba who operates an eatery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When <strong>Citi News&#8217;<\/strong> Obrempong Yaw Ampofo followed up to interact with the eatery operator, she surprisingly confirmed using the same water to prepare her meals, saying that she sees nothing wrong with it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I resorted to the use of pipe water when they polluted it. But now, it\u2019s clear so I use it for my chores. Now that the galamseyers have stopped, the water is now clear, so I use it for preparing my soup. When I use it, I see no problem with it. We eat some ourselves, whilst we sell to the public too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When the river is full, that\u2019s what the color becomes. That is good. When we drink it, we see no problem with it. I\u2019m telling you the truth. Its fine,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Jonas Nyabor &amp; Obrempong Yaw Ampofo\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents of Ewusiejo, a rural community in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region, are\u00a0reeling under the negative effects of illegal mining upstream. The community is few meters away from \u00a0Takoradi, the regional capital. 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