Donkeys to work five hours in southeastern Mardin due to scorching heat
Donkeys are helping municipality teams in the southeastern Mardin’s Artuklu to carry the garbage as the district’s steep and narrow streets are not suitable for vehicle entry. The municipality has decreased the working time of donkeys from six to five hours for the summer season in the face of scorching heat.
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Municipality teams in the southeastern Mardin’s Artuklu district have been using donkeys to collect garbage in some of the neighborhoods due to the existence of several narrow streets connected through outdoor stairways.
The Artuklu municipality teams have been mounting boxes and sacks on the donkeys’ backs and using them to carry the collected garbage, according to reporting by the state-run Anadolu Agency.
Some 24 donkeys are helping with this job, working six hours on average per day.