India Village Embraces Toilets Built After Mysterious Deaths
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It took the mysterious death of two teenage girls for a village in northern India to get toilets.
The gruesome sight in May of two girls hanging from a mango tree by their scarves triggered national outrage over the dangers women face while defecating in open fields. While the cause of death is disputed by their parents, the 113 pink and blue outhouses built after the tragedy alleviate the need for women to walk to nearby farms to relieve themselves.