5 year old dies after falling through plywood-covered manhole
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Oluşturulma Tarihi: Mart 01, 2007 16:46
The body of a 5 year old girl, Dilara Dumru, was pulled out of a sewage channel after she apparently fell through a manhole that an Istanbul Water Works project had covered with plywood.
Dilara died in the sewage channel after being pulled more than one kilometer's length through the underground passage; her body surfaced in Atakoy. Yesterday afternoon, Dilara had accompanied her mother to go pick up a sibling from school, and had fallen through the manhole on the way home, disappearing into the waters below. Rescue crews came to find Dumru, but with no luck. It was only later that she surfaced at the Atakoy Ahmet Comert Sports Salon, dead.
In the wake of 5 year old Dilara's death, it has emerged that the water works project which caused her fall was replete with errors on the part of those working on it; there had been no warning signs around the area, and dangerous manholes had been covered only with flimsy plywood. This particular project had been contracted out by ISKI to MVM, a private concern. There has been no official comment yet from MVM officials.
In the wake of 5 year old Dilara's death, it has emerged that the water works project which caused her fall was replete with errors on the part of those working on it; there had been no warning signs around the area, and dangerous manholes had been covered only with flimsy plywood. This particular project had been contracted out by ISKI to MVM, a private concern. There has been no official comment yet from MVM officials.