A local Urhobo woman bakes “krokpo-garri”, or tapioca, in the heat of a gas flare in the oil town of Afiesere, Delta state, Nigeria on July 28, 2004. Since 1961, when the Shell Petroleum Development Company first opened this flow station, residents of the local community have worked this way. Life expectancy is short for the Urhobo people, as pollutants from the flares cause serious health problems.
