Broken sewer line spills millions of gallons of waste into streets of California city

Just months after the town was plagued by noxious odors from a chemical spill, residents are inundated again

A large cleanup effort is under way in Los Angeles county after an estimated 8.5m gallons of raw sewage flooded through a neighborhood in the city of Carson, closing beaches and leaving toilet paper, feces and toxic residue strewn across nearby streets and sidewalks.

The spill occurred last Thursday when a 60-year-old sewer line failed, spewing sewage from a manhole and into the Dominguez Channel, a 15-mile flood-control waterway that eventually pours into the Pacific Ocean.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jan/03/broken-sewer-line-spills-waste-into-california-city

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