Rubble and rubbish photographed near Panorama 3 and Panorama 5 bring residents’ concerns into focus: damaged walking routes, waste close to homes and too little safe outdoor space for families.
Glass bottles lie beside a refuse container. Broken bricks and tiles cover parts of an open plot. Around a palm tree between two roads, rubble is mixed with plastic and discarded building materials.
Photographs taken on 2 October 2026 near Résidence Panorama 3 and Panorama 5 in Malabata Hills, Tangier, document substantial accumulations of waste in residential surroundings.
For families living nearby, the concern is what happens when children step outside.
Eight residents spoken to in September described damaged roads and pavements, rubbish and insufficient safe outdoor space. They agreed to have their experiences reported anonymously.
Their priorities are road and pavement repairs, waste removal and accessible public greenery with room for children to play.
Glass, Rubble and Small Hands
The photographs show discarded bottles and building debris. A resident who has lived in Malabata Hills since 2022 also reports broken glass on pavements and the roadway.
He worries that children playing outside may pick up fragments and cut their hands. That is a concern about a foreseeable injury; no specific case of a child injured by glass has been established for this report.
Loose masonry and uneven surfaces create additional obstacles for pedestrians. Residents say the condition of the pavements makes walking with young children or a pushchair difficult.
The distinction between a finished apartment and a usable neighbourhood becomes apparent on those short journeys: leaving the building, crossing the street or taking a child outside to play.
Waste in the Residential Surroundings
The material pictured is a mixture of construction debris and other waste. Bricks, tiles and loose blocks lie alongside packaging, bottles and plant cuttings.
One photograph shows rubbish spread around remaining planting on a strip between roads. Others show debris across vegetated ground near residential buildings.
The images establish conditions at the photographed locations on that date. They do not identify who deposited the material.
Those locations provide a concrete starting point for inspection and clean-up. Preventing further accumulation would require arrangements for both construction waste and ordinary rubbish.
High Prices, Basic Expectations
One publicly accessible property listing advertises a 97-square-metre apartment in Malabata Hills at MAD 25,000 per square metre. That is an asking price for one apartment, not a neighbourhood average or a completed transaction.
The surrounding streets are part of the residential experience. Safe access and clean surroundings matter at every price level.
Residents describe potholes, deteriorated asphalt and sections where surfacing is missing. The long-term resident says he has seen trucks travel over pavements and fresh asphalt laid around newly developing plots, but has not observed repairs to the damaged roads he uses.
He says he has been told that road surfacing would be addressed after construction is complete. No written schedule has been provided for this report.
That leaves a practical question: which routes will be maintained while construction continues, and when?
Space for Families
The long-term resident says he knows of no publicly accessible park or playground within Malabata Hills. The eight residents’ accounts also identify insufficient safe outdoor space as a concern.
Trees and planting exist, including in the photographed areas. Families are asking for maintained spaces they can actually reach and use.
The same resident reports numerous dogs roaming the neighbourhood at night and wants the situation assessed by the appropriate services.
Clear Tasks, Clear Responsibilities
Residents’ requests concern both immediate conditions and longer-term provision: remove the accumulated waste, repair damaged routes and clarify plans for public greenery and recreation.
Responsibility may differ between roads, building sites and individual plots. Identifying who manages each affected area would allow residents to direct reports to the right service and track the response.
A timetable could separate urgent clean-up and temporary repairs from permanent works tied to later construction stages.
Children living in Malabata Hills are growing up while the neighbourhood is being built.
They need safe routes and usable outdoor space now.