WATER IS AN essential resource for daily life, however there are some areas of Barbados which continue to struggle to access it on a daily basis. The WEEKEND NATION visited a few of those areas and spoke to those affected, to put a human face on the crisis. These are their stories.
ISALINE PINDER is part of a large household so the demand for clean water is high.
So when the taps run dry and remain so for an extended time, the situation quickly becomes desperate.
“On a morning, it is terrible. We does got to bathe in buckets and all the children got to bathe. If I want a proper bath, I have to go to my sister and sometimes, them water does be off too,” said the Chimborazo resident.
Pinder said they took advantage of the water trucks when they passed but barring that, she said she had to find transportation and go hunting.
“Today I had to go to Market Hill to get water and it don’t even last so I have to go out almost every day,” she said.
Pinder said she liked to know her house was clean and sanitary so it was very hard to be unable to mop or flush her toilet, although she makes sure to reserve water for the latter.
“I ain’t mop for a long time, I accustomed to doing it every other week but the water hasn’t been consistent since last year.
“All I want is running water. I am in desperate need, I can’t bear it no longer – it is too much stress,” she said. (CA)
