Eddie officials said Sunday that three sanitation workers died when they were caught in a manhole while cleaning the Usmanabad neighborhood in Karachi.
Death trapped in open gutters and manholes Occurs frequently In Pakistan, especially in major cities like Karachi, where poorly managed drainage systems, missing or damaged covers and insufficient Danger. The ditch is full Toxic sewage Deficiency of oxygen makes it easy to suffocate or drown within a few minutes.
“Four people were trapped in a gutter near Siddique Wahab Road while cleaning, three of them were killed and the other was in a coma,” Eddie statement said.
The deceased were identified as Vishal, 22, Shahill, 19, and George, 42. A fourth person was taken to the trauma center of the civil hospital, and the body of the deceased had been transferred to Eddie’s morgue.
Police surgeon Sumaiya Syed told dawn.com The workers “expired in the manhole while cleaning,” adding that the families refused autopsy.
On Friday, three private hygiene workers were asphyxia In the underground septic tank of a cattle farm in Faisalabad.
On September 11, two health workers Dead Five men, including sanitation workers and two brothers, died in June while cleaning underground tanks of Ibrahim Hydrie in Karachi, joined police and rescue service officials when toxic gases occurred.
