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British beaches and rivers have a sewage problem, and it has seeped into election talk | AP News

British beaches and rivers have a sewage problem, and it has seeped into election talk | AP News

The River Thames is one of Britain’s many waterways contaminated with sewage. The number of untreated sewage discharges last year set a record with 464,000 spills that occurred for 3.6 million hours, double the length of the year before, according to the Environment Agency. (AP Video by Brian Melley)

The River Thames is one of Britain’s many waterways contaminated with sewage. The number of untreated sewage discharges last year set a record with 464,000 spills that occurred for 3.6 million hours, double the length of the year before, according to the Environment Agency. (AP Video by Brian Melley)