Raw sewage pumped into England's largest lake due to fault

Raw sewage pumped into England's largest lake due to fault

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London (AFP) May 15, 2024

Raw sewage was released into Windermere, England's largest and best-known lake, over a 10-hour period after a fault caused pumps to stop working, according to documents seen by the BBC and reported Wednesday. The documents from United Utilities, the group that manages the waste water network in northwest England, revealed that a telecoms fault on February 28 caused the main pumps to stop.

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