Fears over a disease outbreak at a dump site close to a riverside in Tallinding Colloban are looming and many have concluded that an outbreak is imminent.

The area - being used as a temporal dump site to level the landscape of the swampy area - is seen as a ∆3 reserved land belonging to a number of landlords.

This reporter visited the area on Sunday afternoon and spotted school children playing in the dirty water near the dump site.

Our reporter also met some men excavating the ground at the dump site. They claimed that they were preparing the foundation at a plot belonging to their family.

Muhammed Samba Bah, one of the men at the site, told the Daily Observer that the plot belongs to his father. He said the whole area is used as a temporal dump site to fill the ponds in swampy area. According to him, this will help in levelling the landscape as people cannot afford trips of sand and stone to fill the ponds.

He revealed that owners of the plots of land in the area negotiated with the KMC waste collectors, so that they can dump the rubbish in their plots, without considering the health implications.

A grade 8 student of Latrikunda Upper  Basic School student (name withheld) who was among those found playing in the dirty muddy water, said they visit the place everyday to catch small fish and sometimes oysters in the swampy area.

Bakary Manneh, a landlord and resident of Tallinding Colloban, corroborated that they use waste to prevent stagnation of water in order to build their houses.

Pa Mbaye Nyang, a landlord of the area, expressed similar sentiments whilst Alhagie Lowe, a resident, complained about the odour, breeding mosquitoes, and flies the area generates.

It appeared that landlords of the area are ignorant about the consequences of their actions and relevant authorities should intervene to avert a looming danger