I was in Lagos over Christmas and saw and read all the news about the petrol pipeline explosion. Everyone agreed that poverty and greed led people to sabotage the pipeline and siphon the fuel to make a quick buck.
Due to the bad weather in England at the moment, a container ship containing dangerous chemicals and containers of goods is in danger of running aground off the Devon coast. Goods have been floating ashore and people have been scavenging for the goods, endangering their lives as we do not know what effects the chemicals will have. Greed and poverty again??
Good to know that the people in developed and developing world are all the same. Anything for a quick buck.
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Sthg to think about.I guess its the way we human beings are,any opportunity we want to take advantage it even when the danger is apparent.NICE BLOG!
Thanks for dropping by my blog. How uncanny, I found yours today but I am one of those secret readers who rarely leave a comment. Will mend my ways. Take care
Good point- some might even argue that the situation in Devon is less justifiable looking from a relative poverty perspective but I won't go there just now...and thanks for the advice about Tanzania
@ Uknaija. Re: The Devon scanvengers. Definitely less justifiable. Hope you got your visa sorted. Bring back some pics.
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