Toilet app draws road map to relief for those in need

A national cloud platform to help people locate toilets has served more than 100,000 users since Nov 19, the day it popped up online as part of China's so-called toilet revolution, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said on Wednesday.

The platform, which began operating on World Toilet Day, was developed by the ministry to help residents and visitors locate the nearest restroom within a 2-kilometer radius.

Users of the platform can get quick access to the nearest restroom both on an app called City Toilets or via the city's toilet cloud platform on WeChat. Directions will be offered.