The following is culled from THE Independent Newspaper as published on the QUANTUM web page. I think the government should take urgent action if Banjul is to survive as an island. It is incredible that within a span of two decades most of the southwestern coastline has been eroded. Where are the beautiful sands on which we used to play soccer behind Marina Parade? Where is the former Gambia Scouts Association building? Even the graves are disappearing under the onslaught of the Atlantic waves. If no action is taken, I wonder how Banjul would look like in the next two decades. -------------------------------- The Independent Newspaper published at 12:29 PM G.M.T 11/01/99 SEA MAY DESTROY RADIO SYD. . .AND MORE The Radio Syd manager, Mr. Benny Holgerson has said that the station would close down without help to prevent the sea from destroying their equipment. Mr. Holgerson told The Independent that on Saturday 23rd October, a strong wave had caused seawater to again enter the premises, threatening the equipment and causing the station to briefly stop broadcasting. He said the problem began in 1992 when the old defensive timbers on the beach were taken away. Although the government was informed little was done to protect the seaside building. The years of battering from rough seas has caused clear damage to the site. Holgerson said it was with the help of the fire service that they were able to drain the water out of the station on Saturday but 'if this happens again, the fire service will not turn up because they said the facilities are not there'. The Muslim cemetery along the Banjul Serrekunda highway also faced damage from the sea. The cemetery reported the destruction of the grave houses of the late Tafsir Demba Mbye and Alhagie Babou Samba. An elder in the area said the people of Banjul were very concerned about the sea and feared a flood.A bomser also expressed concern that the Atlantic, Palm Grove and Laguna hotels may lose business due to the threat of the sea. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------