Bulawayo, Zimbabwe: over 700,000 people to flush their toilets Together

Bulawayo is Zimbabwe's second largest city with over 700,000 people, Okay while it won't be 700,000 toilets but this is an exercise the whole city is participating in. Based on this story coming out of the country, Bulawayo, has a problem with its sewers. They’re blocked and thanks to water rationing in the city, waste has built up in the pipes.

But the lads in charge have come up with a brilliant idea to clear the blockage. They have asked everybody in the city to flush their loo at exactly 7.30pm on Monday. With almost 1 million people expected to take part, that’s a lot of water entering the system at once.

And the plan is to do this every Monday, at 7.30pm, to keep the pipes clear.



The city's mayor, Thaba Moyo, says "We are going to have a big flush every Monday to push all the waste that would have accumulated during the water rationing. It means everybody has to flush their toilet at the stipulated time which will be 7.30pm.

"This is done to prevent any sewer blockages as we anticipate longer periods without water in the sewer system." "It's a national problem. Most cities are having water shortages, and we are hoping that the supplies will last until the rainy season and pray that we have good rains."

Source: Joe | Yahoo