Pollution in La Yuca
By Melvin Manuel Mota Morfe
¨It does not matter how old the clothes you wear are. Whenever they are
clean, they will look different¨, my mother says. There are many issues that
affect the community of La Yuca nowadays. As an illustration, we can mention
assaults, blackouts, robberies and so on. But pollution is the most difficult problem
the inhabitants of La Yuca are undergoing. It needs different strategies to be
solved. Indeed, the more chances garbage, black waters and their resulting
diseases take to spread all over the community, the more difficult the situation
becomes for the member of this community. This issue is drawing the members of
the neighborhood toward a life of misery and poverty.
No doubt, garbage is one of the
main problems in La Yuca. That is why more diseases appear in the neighborhood
everyday. This occurs because the members of the community throw garbage out
without thinking how this can impact their own health and their quality of
life. Also, this occurs because people are not aware of the damage they cause
to the environment. Another reason is the lack of garbage cans that are
necessary in the streets of the community. In addition, the absence of garbage
trucks to pick it up can be added. If they do not solve this issue before it
reaches its top, they will suffer serious consequences that will affect their
everyday lives.
Similarly, black waters are also
affecting the community. The streets of
the community are full of them. Thus, when kids play, they get sick. Moreover,
black waters damage the environment. For example, they are taking territory in
the neighborhood. They are getting in the houses of the community. Likewise,
black waters are affecting the economy of the community because the inhabitants
of the neighborhood do not want to walk on the streets. Furthermore, black
waters affect health. In Fact, many families cannot eat at noon in their houses
because of the bad smell. They are afraid of going out. This obliges them to
stay in and stand the pollution. Black waters affect in other ways. People
cannot walk on the streets because there is water spread all over and when a
car passes by, it splashes them. In other Words, the community is becoming a
nest of rats. Black waters are dangerous because kids might fall into them and
drown. Also, pregnant women could have accidents and lose their babies. Hence,
that would be a tragedy. Beyond that, the inhabitants of the neighborhood say
that they are sick of the situation. What is more, they say that the
authorities of the town hall do not do anything. However, the authorities say
that they are working on the city. No doubt, black waters come from ravings due
to they do not have a way to go straight to the river. Black waters in the community are present all
the time, but when it rains, this gets worse.
In the same way, resulting diseases that appear from garbage and black
waters are dangerous for the health of the inhabitants of La Yuca. For
instance, they have instep which causes itch in the body of people. They have
an allergy that causes itch in the skin, too. It also affects the blood and if
it is not controlled on time, this can cause several damages in people´s
health. Garbage produces maggots that move from one place to another. Also, it
draws flies and mosquitoes. Consequently, flies go to the garbage. They pick up
the maggots and take them to the houses in the community. Beyond that,
mosquitoes reproduce in the black waters. In the same way, mosquitoes transmit
many diseases. They use their bodies to transmit them from one person to
another. Another disease that is good to mention is cholera. It comes from
garbage and black waters. Cholera is the most dangerous disease that results
from garbage and black waters. Because of this, a person can die in twenty-four
hours. These resulting diseases can be eliminated. Besides, these resulting
diseases reduce the quality of life of the people because they do not allow
children to develop as needed.
To sum up, garbage, black waters, and their resulting diseases are the
matters that threat the quietness of La Yuca. They represent a dare that will
draw them apart from pollution. The will continue increasing as much as they
can. Garbage will continue drawing more insects toward the community. Black
waters will end up covering the entire community. In addition, the resulting
diseases will take more advantage over the health of the inhabitants.
Therefore, they will bring serious consequences and will affect the community
in all the possible ways. As a case in point, a person could die if he or she
does not resist those diseases. Poverty of the neighborhood will increase and
the development of the community will be totally stuck. Certainly, they cannot
be eliminated totally. However, they can be controlled in a way that does not
affect the community.
San Francisco de Macorís 2012
