Our troops in Chad have been suffering since their arrival last April because their camp’s sewerage system is not working properly. At present, it is fifty degrees in the shade and the stench is appalling. Engineers have identified a problem with the system’s decanter but have been unable to fix the apparatus.
Lt Gen Earley has assured the four hundred troops that more engineers are on the way. ‘We are lucky to have people who understand and who are committed to doing the very best that they can with the resources available,’ he said.
To make matters worse, the refugee camp for displaced people neighbours the Irish base. This complex has no sewerage system.
Viral infections are rampant among our troops, as the wind picks up faecal matter and circulates it around the base.
Defence Minister Willie O’Dea returned from a brief visit to Chad on July 30, but said nothing about the sewerage problems.
2 ½ billion people have no access to basic toilet facilities. Until recently, none of them was Irish.
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