I write this letter to inform you about numerous manholes overflowing on one stretch of road in Meyersdal, Alberton.
The overflow of sewage is particularly bad near Hennie Alberts Street and the corner of Hart Avenue.
There are numerous other locations in the Brackendowns area that have also had raw sewage overflowing for years. De Waal Road also has an overflow near the corner of de Waal Road and Rae Frankle opposite the empty shopping centre.
Exposure to raw sewage can cause fever, abdominal pains, diarrhea, vomiting and sometimes death. Campylobacteriosis, Salmonellosis and Typhoid fever are among the many diseases that can be caused by coming into contact with raw sewage.
Campylobacteriosis is a common illness caused by the bacterium Campylobacter, which can be transmitted through contact with contaminated water.
Typhoid fever is caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi, which survives only in the intestinal tract and bloodstream of humans. It is released in the stool – the very stool that covers Hennie Alberts Street and which is being sprayed all over motor vehicles. Making use of this public, tax-payers’ road means the soiled water, fecal matter, stool remnants and urine are carried even further down the road, spreading the rise of possible Campylobacteriosis, Salmonellosis and Typhoid even further.
I trust that the City of Ekurhuleni council will treat this matter as urgent.
Grant Bohlmann
The RECORD has not received any comment from the city on this matter.
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