Missing
Manhole
Covers A
Serious
Problem
In San
José
Costa
Rica
will
well
known
for its
potholes.
But
another
danger
lurks
for
drivers
and
pedestrians,
missing
manhole
covers.
Such was
the case
on
Wednesday
when a
woman
was
swallowed
up by a
manhole
in the
area of
López
Mateos,
in San
Sebastián,
on the
south
side of
San
José.
Women is pulled out a
manhole cover by the
Cruz Roja. The woman
fell in a manhole
without a cover. |
|
Fortunately
Arlette
Fallas
survived
the fall
to tell
her
story.
Arlette
said she
was with
her
mother
when
hailing
a taxi.
Her
mother
got in
the taxi
but
Arlette
missed
her step
and fell
into the
manhole
before
she
could
board
the
vehicle.
The
driver,
whos
said he
did not
notice
the
missing
manhole,
immediately
called
for help
who with
specialized
equipment
were
able to
pull the
woman
out of
the
bowels
of the
drain
system.
Officials
at the
hospital
San Juan
de Dios
reported
the
woman
entered
the
medical
centre
with a
fractured
leg and
bumps in
her
head.
Municipal
officials
say they
continually
battle
the
theft of
manhole
covers
that are
sold to
junk
yards
for cash
to buy
drugs.
In San
José
alone
officials
say they
replace
on
average
a dozen
manhole
covers a
day.
Thus,
beware
before
stepping,
especially
when
getting
in or
out of a
vehicle,
to make
sure
then
manhole
has a
cover. |
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