Problems in Lagos ‘Problems Sort out these problems and place on the flow diagram of in Lagos’ Large rubbish Traffic congestion is really Houses in the shanty towns such as dumps contain bad. It can take up to 2 Makoko are made of flimsy materials illegal and toxic hours to travel in the city and are built on stilts in the lagoon. waste in the rush hours known as ‘go slow’ There are few Communal toilets are There are not enough formal jobs primary schools shared by up to 15 for all migrants. Many people work in the shanty households informally for example scavenging in town areas and the Olusosun rubbish dump for is very expensive things to sell to send your child to school. For some families it is unaffordable. Factory Only the wealthiest homes Richer households use diesel emissions are have a piped water supply. generators to produce electricity not controlled Other poorer areas have to but can often run out of diesel and leading to air share communal water supply in garages can be unreliable and water points up to 3km away from pollution the residential areas
Problems in Lagos Sort out these problems and place on the flow diagram of ‘Problems in Lagos’ Large rubbish dumps contain illegal and toxic waste Traffic congestion is really bad. It can take up to 2 hours to travel in the city in the rush hours known as ‘go slow’ Houses in the shanty towns such as Makoko are made of flimsy materials and are built on stilts in the lagoon. There are few primary schools in the shanty town areas and is very expensive to send your child to school. For some families it is unaffordable. Communal toilets are shared by up to 15 households There are not enough formal jobs for all migrants. Many people work informally for example scavenging in the Olusosun rubbish dump for things to sell Factory emissions are not controlled leading to air and water pollution Only the wealthiest homes have a piped water supply. Other poorer areas have to share communal water points up to 3km away from the residential areas Richer households use diesel generators to produce electricity but can often run out of diesel and supply in garages can be unreliable
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