Japan is looking at installing toilets in elevators
and providing an emergency supply of drinking
water for people trapped by the nation 's frequent
powerful earthquakes ,an official said Wednesday,
The move comes after dozens of people were
left high and dry ,some for over an hour,following
a 7,8 magnitude quake on Saturday that stopped lifts.
Most of the elevators automatically halted at the
nearest floor and opened their doors ,but 14 were
stranded between storeys,
A meeting between officials from the infrastructure
ministry and elevator industry bodies agreed to
look into providing toilets for use in an emergency
,an official from the Association of Elevator makers
said,
These might include collapsable card-board
structures with a waterproof bag or absorbant
material inside,
Some recently- installed lifts have small seating
areas for Japan's growing ranks of elderly people
and installing facilities underneath these seats is
one possibilities .AFP(
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