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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Nada Farhoud

Sewage scandal worsens as data shows 3,000 huge pumps into rivers and sea last year

More than 3,000 “monster” ­sewage dumps into rivers and coastlines took place last year, analysis suggests.

The number of “high spill frequency” discharges, when raw sewage is dumped frequently in one area, rose 63% on the year before.

There were 3,275 spills recorded in 2022, up from 2,008 the previous year.

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