Local residents in Sherwood express growing concerns over the influx of over 10,000 foreign nationals camping outside their community hall, highlighting issues of hygiene, safety, and the impact on their neighborhood. In Picture: Male Foreign Nationals taking a bath by the water truck in Sherwood.
As Sherwood grapples with an unprecedented influx of more than 10,000 foreign nationals camping outside the local community hall, residents have raised concerns about hygiene, safety and the overall impact on their neighbourhood.
The situation has escalated over the past two weeks, with civil rights groups and others calling for the migrants to leave the country by the June 30 deadline, against the backdrop of potential violent flare-ups.
On Wednesday, tensions reached fever pitch when many Malawians expressed their frustration over the wait for repatriation and became boisterous.
Police reportedly responded by firing teargas and rubber bullets.
