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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Call for Thames Water inquiry after children fell ill after swimming in river

Sewage foam on the River Thames by Marlow Weir in Buckinghamshire.
Sewage foam on the River Thames by Marlow Weir in Buckinghamshire. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/Shutterstock

Thames Water customers have called for an urgent inquiry into the company’s finances after children became seriously unwell from swimming in the river and homes were left without water during a drought.

Campaigners have expressed astonishment that the company may be bailed out by the taxpayer after it failed to invest appropriately in infrastructure to stop sewage spills and leaks.

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