Liberia: Development Turns to Pain?

Dozens of residents in the Lakpazee Zoo Road community in Monrovia are calling on the Government of Liberia for urgent intervention after severe flooding they say was triggered by a newly constructed road that lacks an adequate drainage system.

The flooding followed heavy overnight rainfall from Saturday into Sunday morning, leaving several homes submerged and forcing families to remain indoors as floodwaters cut through the community.

While residents say they welcome government infrastructure…