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Kiev Officials Urges Improvised Sanitation Amid Prolonged Heating Outages
(MENAFN) Residents of Kiev have been urged to resort to temporary, makeshift toilet solutions after prolonged heating outages caused parts of the city’s sewer network to freeze, leaving some neighborhoods without basic sanitation.
A senior local official in the capital’s northeastern Desnyansky district warned this week that residents should remain in the city despite the worsening conditions, calling on people to endure the hardship and resist leaving. He said locals should stay and “hold the line no matter what,” arguing that “the enemy wants us out,” according to remarks cited by local reports.
The situation has deteriorated after widespread heating failures. City authorities previously said that roughly 5,600 apartment buildings in Kiev, a city of around three million people, were left without heat. The mayor warned at the time that the capital was approaching a “humanitarian catastrophe” and advised residents to temporarily relocate if possible.
Conditions in the Desnyansky district are among the most severe, the district head said, as sub-zero temperatures have caused sewage pipes to freeze solid, resulting in what he described as “dire hygienic conditions.”
“We have a catastrophic sewer situation... pipes are already bursting. There are several houses where everything is frozen… It’s a disaster,” he said.
He explained that fully restoring the sewer system in winter is unrealistic, noting that it is not feasible to heat hundreds of kilometers of underground pipes. As a short-term solution, he proposed the use of improvised sanitation methods, including digging pits or setting up makeshift toilets.
“It’s unsightly, but a big pit that can be covered and used for a week until it thaws will work,” he said. “We must stay, dig holes and hold the line... use pits, plastic bags, cat litter – whatever.”
According to the official, heating in the district may not return before the end of the cold season. He warned that additional pipe failures could render some apartment blocks unlivable and called on city authorities to focus on emergency planning for the next heating season rather than encouraging residents to leave the capital.
A senior local official in the capital’s northeastern Desnyansky district warned this week that residents should remain in the city despite the worsening conditions, calling on people to endure the hardship and resist leaving. He said locals should stay and “hold the line no matter what,” arguing that “the enemy wants us out,” according to remarks cited by local reports.
The situation has deteriorated after widespread heating failures. City authorities previously said that roughly 5,600 apartment buildings in Kiev, a city of around three million people, were left without heat. The mayor warned at the time that the capital was approaching a “humanitarian catastrophe” and advised residents to temporarily relocate if possible.
Conditions in the Desnyansky district are among the most severe, the district head said, as sub-zero temperatures have caused sewage pipes to freeze solid, resulting in what he described as “dire hygienic conditions.”
“We have a catastrophic sewer situation... pipes are already bursting. There are several houses where everything is frozen… It’s a disaster,” he said.
He explained that fully restoring the sewer system in winter is unrealistic, noting that it is not feasible to heat hundreds of kilometers of underground pipes. As a short-term solution, he proposed the use of improvised sanitation methods, including digging pits or setting up makeshift toilets.
“It’s unsightly, but a big pit that can be covered and used for a week until it thaws will work,” he said. “We must stay, dig holes and hold the line... use pits, plastic bags, cat litter – whatever.”
According to the official, heating in the district may not return before the end of the cold season. He warned that additional pipe failures could render some apartment blocks unlivable and called on city authorities to focus on emergency planning for the next heating season rather than encouraging residents to leave the capital.
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