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Police Rule out Foul Play After Boy Lost in Sewer for 8 Days

June 28, 2022
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BERLIN—Police say there are no signs of foul play in the case of an eight-year-old boy who was found in a rainwater sewer more than a week after going missing in northern Germany. The boy disappeared on June 17 in the town of Oldenburg. Search parties spent days looking for him in vain until somebody…

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Bucks County Pennsylvania Water and Sewer Authority Fined

December 23, 2021
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Aging, decaying sewer infrastructure can cause wastewater to escape system pipes allowing untreated water to flow into streams. In Bucks County Pennsylvania, an overwhelmed system will cost the operators, and likely the users who depend on the system, a sizable fine. The Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority owns and operates hundreds of miles of…

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Death Toll in Southern Pakistan Sewer Gas Blast Jumps to 17

December 19, 2021
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KARACHI, Pakistan—The death toll from a sewer gas blast in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi jumped to 17 as some critically injured people died overnight and Sunday, police said. Initially, 12 people were reported dead and 11 others injured in Saturday’s gas explosion in a sewage system in the commercial hub of Pakistan Saturday. Senior…

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