Typically, French drains constitute a trench containing a perforated pipe filled with gravel. The surface or underground ...

But a French drain has a more utilitarian purpose ... Lay piping into the trench. Choose one of two types of pipe: either rigid PVC with predrilled holes or flexible drainpipe cut with slits.

Officials are warning parents about the dangerous activity after the group was found a half mile from where they entered the drains Security Fire Department/Facebook Three children and two dogs ...

The kids went into the underground storm drainage system through an open pipe and got lost. Firefighters responded as neighborhood residents searched for the children. The fire department shared a ...