NY subway apartment for rats

紐約地鐵成老鼠公寓樓

Rats have plagued New York City subway for decades. Despite efforts to get rid of them with traps and poison, subway riders still spot them on a regular basis, AP reported. Research by the health department found that the main attraction is the room where trash is stored. The rats live in the walls behind the trash. A family of 8 to 12 rats can make its home in one cinderblock, and every cinderblock in a wall can be occupied "much like apartment buildings".(See photo)

據美聯社報道，紐約地鐵鼠患已有數十年歷史，盡管地鐵里放過鼠夾、撒過鼠藥，但是人們還是經常看到老鼠。近期，紐約市政衛生部門經過調查發現，吸引老鼠的原來是垃圾間。老鼠們住在垃圾間的墻里。每一塊空心磚內可以居住一窩8只至12只老鼠，一面墻住得"就像公寓樓一樣"。(見圖)

*以上新聞由 ChinaDaily雙語手機報提供