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La Digue repairs 200 manholes after flooding

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Seychelles’ Public Utilities Corporation has repaired about 200 manholes connected to the drainage network in La Digue, damaged after flooding. About 300 more still need to be restored in the Anse Réunion and La Passe areas, according to the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation.

The Public Utilities Corporation (PUC), Seychelles’ public water and electricity company, has repaired about 200 manholes in La Digue’s drainage network after flooding. Public broadcaster SBC observed the progress of the work with PUC officials and contractors in Anse Réunion and La Passe.

About 300 other manholes still need to be repaired on the island, according to SBC. The work concerns structures damaged by flooding, while schools and public services in Seychelles resumed their activities on 21 October, according to an earlier article by the public broadcaster.

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