Latrine
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A latrine is a toilet or an even simpler facility that is used as a toilet within a sanitation system. For example, it can be a communal trench in the earth in a camp to be used as emergency sanitatio
Roman public latrine found in the excavations of Ostia Antica; unlike modern installations, the Romans saw no need to provide privacy for individual users.
Public Latrine at Athens' Roman Forum site
Latrines of Krak des Chevaliers in Syria
Emergency sanitation
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Emergency sanitation is the management and technical processes required to provide sanitation in emergency situations. Emergency sanitation is required during humanitarian relief operations for refuge
Latrine
…simpler facility that is used as a toilet within a sanitation system. For example, it can be a communal trench in the earth in a camp to be used as emergency sanitation, a hole in the ground (pit latrine), or more advanced designs, including pour-flush systems. The term "latrine" is still commonly used in military…
Emergency toilet in Haiti, suitable for areas where digging pit latrines is not possible
Open defecation along the river bank in Burundi
Emergency pit latrines with bathing shelters built in the Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement in northern Uganda
Historical Museum of Waterworks and Sewerage. Chikusa-ku, Nagoya city, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.