Residents in the Lone Moor Road area of Derry have been warned of the possibility of rat infestation as a result of rubbish being dumped in laneways in the area.
The warning comes from Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue who said she had been contacted by people living along the Lone Moor Road and several of the off streets reporteda number of dead rats had been found in the back gardens of local homes and had also been seen around rubbish left in laneways.
She added: “With winter now on us, I would urge residents take every precaution to ensure that rats cannot get into their homes, outhouses, garden sheds.
“It is obvious the people who dumped the rubbish in the laneways have no regard for others because while they wanted rid of the rubbish they were prepared to dump it on other people’s doorsteps.”
Cllr Logue concluded: “It defies logic that someone would dump rubbish here when there is an amenity site less than a quarter of a mile out the road.”
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