�@On the third day, the water truck finally came. Until then, we really had time. Because we lived near Sumiyoshi River, all our family members went to the river many times to carry water home in buckets to fill our bathtub. We used that water for flushing the toilet and for washiing clothes. We put drinking water into plastic containers designed for outdoor use.
(Female,Higashinada Ward)

�@When your life-supporting services are cut, the greatest diffuiculty is finding drinking water. It became our daily routine to go and fetch water from places where we could take spring water and well water and to get water from water trucks. We could not get hold of a clean plastic bucket so instead we had to use the buckets we used for garbage or for cleaning. If we used there as they were to carry water with, we would not have been able to drink the water so we lined them with plastic bags and tied the bags up after filling. By this means we could transport water cleanly and safely, because water did not spill or make us unsteady as we tried to pick our way through piles of rubble.
�@Also,if you use wheelbarrows that you use for carrying soil and sand, with a plastic bag as lining,you can transport a lot of water easily at once.
(Male,aged 17 Higashinada Ward)

Fire Deperment Advice
�@When the tap water supply is cut, we are grateful for natural rivers. Sumiyoshi River is an extremely clean river that flows through urban areas, so after the earthquake, many people went to the river to get their supply of water.
However, some people were doing there washing in the river using detergent. Although this may have been a desperate measure in this emergency, you have to be aware that there are people downstream using the water, so clothes should be washed where the dirty water would not mix into the river.