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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Maya Yang

Horror in Wellington as millions of litres of untreated sewage flow into the sea

File image of Lyall Bay, on Wellington’s south coast where untreated sewage has been flowing into the sea after a disaster at a nearby treatement plant.
File image of Lyall Bay, on Wellington’s south coast, where untreated sewage has been flowing into the sea after a disaster at a nearby treatment plant. Photograph: Dave Lintott/REX/Shutterstock

A sewage leak in New Zealand’s capital Wellington has been described by local authorities as an “environmental disaster,” with repairs to the city’s wastewater treatment plant expected to take months.

Residents of Wellington have been advised not to enter the water, collect seafood or even walk their dogs on local beaches.

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