Fishing in troubled waters: when theFishing in troubled waters: when the flood becomes an opportunity in Port-Gentilflood becomes an opportunity in Port-Gentil | union.sonapresse.com/fr

For several weeks, the economic capital of Gabon has been facing significant flooding. From Quartier-Sud to Bornave, via Bac-Aviation, the neighborhoods have their feet in the water, causing despair and criticism towards the municipality, powerless in the face of the scale of the phenomenon.

However, in the middle of this desolate landscape, some residents have decided to make the best of bad luck. Ousman, a resident of the Derrière-le-lycée-Thuriaf-Bantsantsa district, had the idea of ​​installing fishing nets directly in his yard. “Today I caught more than 10 kg of fish“, he confides proudly.

And he’s not the only one. At Bac-Aviation, Bibang uses traps brought back from his vacation in the north of the country to make great catches. The abundance of fish, carried by runoff water, offers an unexpected opportunity to those who know how to seize it.

If flooding remains a difficult ordeal for the inhabitants of Port-Gentil, this practice demonstrates the capacity for adaptation and resilience in the face of adversity.