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Manhole Cover theft is the phenomenon of lids are stolen, usually for resale as scrap drainage Grates. . Long regarded as a mischief child in the United States, this kind of theft is often costly to municipalities, and dangerous for its residents drainage Grates.
It first became a serious problem in India and China, where missing lids have caused Drain well as eight deaths Grates. Hundreds of caps were stolen in the city of Bangalore, India, every month drainage Grates. In Newham, east London, nearly 200 grates and covers were stolen Grates.
In drainage in the city of Calcutta, India more than 10000 caps were taken in two months drainage Grates. These were replaced by concrete covers, but these were also stolen, this time for the iron bars inside them drainage Grates. The thieves are thought to the purchase of lottery tickets with the money drain covers Grates.
Missing and can cause grates disappearances, deaths, and damage to vehicles drainage Grates.
According to China 's Xinhua news agency, " ; 240,000 wells and street-drain covers were stolen in Beijing in 2004 drainage Grates ".
China Shakes the World, by James Kynge, describes the phenomenon as such:

drainage Grates. Drain Grates. Grates.in drainage of several weeks starting in mid February, 2004 when, slowly at first but with increasing speed, the lids began to disappear from the roads and sidewalks around the world drainage Grates. As demand from China led to the price of scrap metal to record levels, in almost all the thieves had the same idea drainage Grates. As darkness fell, driving iron covers and sold to local merchants, who cut them up and loaded them on ships to China drainage Grates. The first displacements were felt in Taiwan, the island just off China 's southeastern coast drainage grates. The next were in other neighbours, such as Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan drainage Grates. Drain Grates. Drain Grates. When the sun, pilferers worked to satisfy China 's hunger drainage Grates. It covers more than 150 missing for a month, in Chicago drainage Grates. Scotland `s' great escape of theft" saw more than a hundred disappear in a few days drainage Grates. From Montreal to Gloucester to Kuala Lumpur, unwary pedestrians encountered in holes drainage Grates.

Thefts Location Number Type Date Reason
Columbus, Ohio Grates and covers August 25, 2003
Hong Kong 8 Manhole covers and grates gutterbox January 2004
Shanghai, China 1826 Manhole covers January 2004
Johannesburg, South Africa 380 Covers August 2004 to January 2005
Milwaukee, Wis., more than 160 Grates since January 1, 2004
Gloucester, England 48 Covers March 11, 2004
Fife, Scotland Covers 50 October 2004 130 2004 2006 Junk?
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 1 Cover Unknown
Daegu, South Korea 100s Several drainage Grates. Unknown steel
Vail, Colorado Unknown Unknown Covers Taken as souvenirs
Prague, Czech Republic 20 per day Unknown Unknown protest eviction facing homelessness sewer systems
Alness, Scotland 26 Drain Covers Grates.5 Used as January 2007 in luge devices by local
Powys 40 Unknown Unknown

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