Monday, October 23, 2006

Chinese manhole covers targets for theives

'China's tearaway economic growth is becoming a physical danger to pedestrians and motorists worldwide, as thefts of manhole covers and drain gratings are attributed to the Chinese demand for scrap metal.'

Reported by Hamish McDonald, Sydney Morning Herald Correspondent in Beijing
April 20, 2004


In Great Britain and America, people are also being charged with theft of gratings, sewer covers and such - all to feed a world hungry for steel. Amazing.

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