Beatuo, Nimba County, Liberia: – The negative effects of climate change are becoming unbearable to the lives and survivability of citizens in Nimba County, Liberia.
Logging and farming practices, which involve cutting down trees without replanting, are contributing to severe windstorms that leave many homeless.
This deforestation in Nimba County, known for its dense forests, exacerbates the vulnerability of the region to extreme weather events.
Beatuo, a town in Nimba County Electoral District Six of Nimba County, has been particularly hardly hit.
This year alone, Beatuo has experienced two devastating windstorms.
Early this year, a tragic incident occurred when a heavy rainstorm caused a tree to fall, killing a woman (Comfort Daynukai Dennis) who was returning from her farm to Beatuo.
This calamity left many residents homeless and in tears.
A second windstorm struck Beatuo just weeks ago, damaging the roof of the town’s only high school.
The destruction has prompted Dahn K. Dennis, a former member of the United Nimba Citizens Council (UNICCO) and a native of Beatuo now residing in the United States, to launch an SOS call through GoFundMe
Dennis aims to raise funds to repair the school and other damaged homes in the community.
The county is yet to see the presence of the National Disaster Management Agency, Environmental Protection Agency and other relevant government institutions amidst these devastating situation in that part of Liberia.
National and international non for profit on the other hand have not made any impact on the lives of citizens living in that of the country.
The question as to whether any response team will attend to the needs of the people remains unanswered.
The situation in Beatuo, Nimba County needs immediate attention and practical programs to avoid effects of climate change.
The ongoing challenges highlight the urgent need for sustainable practices and effective disaster management to protect and support vulnerable communities in the face of climate change.
The people of Beatuo are not alone with the effect of climate change, as parts of Monrovia continue to face flooding.
Monrovia, the Capitol City of Liberia continue to experience flooding due to days of heavy down pull of rains causing damages and impeding the movement of people.
Moving objects and pedestrians are finding it difficult to commute to reach their destination due to the flooding situation.
Waters have enter houses and homes across some parts of Monrovia, leading to potential increase in the sickness and diseases against human wealth .
Liberia, already a struggling heath and economic nation will have more of its citizens perished due to lack of adequate support as the result of climate change.
Meanwhile, others continue to raise issues of Liberians building on allies and water ways preventing the free floor of water during rainy season, something they believe is tremendously impacting their lives.
