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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton

Thames Water tests for vomiting bug contamination as families fall sick

People collect bottled water at a car park in Devon following the outbreak of cryptosporidium
People collect bottled water at Broadsands Car Park in Paignton, Devon, on 17 May, 2024, following the outbreak of cryptosporidium. Photograph: Ben Birchall/AP

Thames Water has sent samples of water for lab testing after dozens of people reported becoming unwell with stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea in south-east London.

Earlier this month, unsafe drinking water led to more than 100 cases of a waterborne disease in Devon, with people asked to boil their water because of contamination fears.

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