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The boy who harnessed the wind - chapter 8 - Coggle Diagram
The boy who harnessed the wind - chapter 8
Cholera swepted William's district
hundreds of people were sick
twelve people had died
it was common in rainy seasons in Africa
why?
latrines flooded with the rains and polluted water
it causes diarrhea and dehydration
during the famine
the disease strucked people on the roads because they became witting carriers
solutions
put chlorine in dirty water
cover latrines
Geoffrey
he was physically bad
swollen legs
bubbled skin
he became dizzy
he couldn't walk through a straight line
bad vision
he was starving
William's mother had to gave his mother food
Geoffrey's family was suffering
all the family was going through difficult times
losing weight
with anemia
William and his family
he was becoming really skinny
he was starving
he also coudn't breath well and nearly fainted one time
he was not the only one
his father wasn't very well
his mother and sibilings couldn't weigh themselves
she had to teach them to don't think about food
mind game
"Twenty days"
until what?
until their maize become ripe enough to eat
they called this phase "dowe"
very happy moment
everyone got better with food
