UK sewage spills from waterflows reach record high in 2023

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Sky's Paul Kelso reports on the increased sewage outflows in rivers and waterways that occur when there's heavy rainfall.

The Environment Agency has said 2023 was the sixth wettest year on record. There was a 129% increase in sewage spill between 2022 and 2023 and discharges from storm overflows increased by 54% last year.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/spills-of-raw-sewage-into-englands-rivers-and-seas-are-worst-on-record-13102680

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