The French government flew a specialist medical team in, but one can only contemplate in horror the suffering that was endured by many victims, and the long term effect on their families. It was truly a case of a high price for cheap petrol. I am bemused by Westerners' perceptions of themselves as tolerant, forgiving people, living in an open, free society. In reality we are bound by diverse, and mostly intolerant rules, which set moral and community standards, with few exceptions allowed. Douala being a very. cosmopolitan city of 2.5 million or so.
Typical dress is western or traditional, with businessmen usually preferring a business suit.
They are totally passive people with wild, matted hairdos, and few belongings. They are following a past, primitive lifestyle. The populace ignore them, and they are left to their own devices. In most western countries they would be aggressively rounded up, and locked away, being considered an affront to decency standards. In Cameroon they have their freedom, are unmolested, and accepted as being slightly different, but still human beings, with equal rights.