culvert
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Questions have been raised since the boy's death about safety measures at the culvert inlet with a particular focus on whether a hatch alongside steel bars was locked.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The family barrister said nobody had told the residents about potential risks and the department had not advised the residents that there was no padlock on the culvert hatch.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Once thought extinct, they were rediscovered in a metal culvert in 1986.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
A hole might have formed in the culvert from rust, age, damage, or other causes, leading water to seep from the soil fill into the culvert, weakening the structure.
From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025
At daybreak, Salvador found a large concrete culvert, part of a drainage system, for them to crawl into.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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