|
EABOCH, Nigeria (AP) - Sooty towers of flame spew into the air night and day as excess natural gas from the petroleum industry burns off, buffeting Nigerian villagers with jet-force heat and noise. For many living near the dozens of gas flares dotting southern Nigeria, the flames are a potent reminder that the country's oil wealth has done little to benefit its people.
"The fish have gone from the rivers because of the noise. The fields are polluted from the oil, nothing grows," said Uche Onyemetu, who lives near an oil installation and four flares.
"This is supposed to be a rich village, but the whole area is poor," the unemployed 31-year-old said.
|
|