To avoid leaking sewage, Chinese regulators have asked 1.2 million people to cut back on showers and cleaning in order to speed up an activity to save a truck drivers in a hole.
On Tuesday ( Jan 28 ), the lorry was suddenly swallowed by the hole that had suddenly appeared in Yashio during the morning rush hour.
The instability of the ground around the opening and the development of a second, bigger hole include greatly hindered rescue efforts. Additionally, liquid has been seeping in.
Residents are urged to refrain from non-essential water use, such as washing hands or washing hands, according to a Saitama prefecture official who spoke to AFP on Thursday.” We are asking citizens to put our first focus on saving the child’s life.
” It’s difficult to stop using the restroom, but we are asking to use as little water as much as possible.”
The district asked the about 1.2 million residents to “please proceed to refrain from sewage because polluted water does overflow.”
” As the evacuation function is facing problems, it will probably take time to recover” the sewage system, it said.
On Wednesday, some of the area’s wastewater water was collected and released into a local river.
Since around 1pm on Tuesday, there hasn’t been any communication with the 74-year-old truck drivers, and volunteers have been frantically working to get him.
The first hole, estimated at about 10m broad and 6m strong, has since merged with another.
” At around 2.30am ( on Thursday ), the two holes became one, and with risk of another landslide or collapse of roads, we’ve been unable to use heavy machinery”, a fire department official told AFP.