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world-news1 month ago•23 min saved

Canberra tourist rescued after waist-deep sewage plunge in remote Australian toilet

A Canberra woman was waist-deep in sewage for three hours after the floor of a remote drop toilet collapsed at Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve in Central Australia. With no phone signal, her family drove to the nearest town for help while a passing worker dismantled the toilet and lowered a rope to reach her; she was winched to safety and transported to Alice Springs Hospital with minor injuries. NT WorkSafe has opened an investigation into the incident amid concerns about remote infrastructure and safety at outback tourist sites.

via New York Post|

#australia #outback #sewage

environment1 year ago•9 min saved

California Beaches Closed Due to Sewage Contamination from Mexico

Every day, 50 million gallons of untreated sewage, chemicals, and trash flow from Tijuana, Mexico, into San Diego County, causing environmental and health crises in Imperial Beach, with beaches closed for over 1,200 days and residents suffering health issues, as infrastructure fails to keep up with population growth and aging treatment plants.

via The New York Times|

#california #environment #mexico

environment1 year ago•1 min saved

Sydney's Beach Mystery: Foul-Smelling 'Fatbergs' Identified

Australian scientists have identified mysterious sticky black blobs that washed up on Sydney's beaches as a mix of human waste, cooking oil, chemicals, and drugs, likely resulting from a sewage spill. Initially thought to be tar balls, these 'disgusting' deposits led to the closure of eight beaches, including Bondi, for several days. The exact origin of the blobs remains unknown, but they resemble fatbergs commonly found in sewer systems. Sydney Water reports no known issues with the city's waste systems.

via BBC.com|

#beach #environment #pollution

weather3 years ago•3 min saved

NYC Basements Flooded with Sewage Water After Weekend Washout

New York City and surrounding areas experienced record rainfall over the weekend, causing flooding in streets and basements, as well as several retaining walls to collapse. Sewage water filled basements in Brooklyn, and a six-story apartment building in the Bronx was evacuated after a retaining wall collapsed. The Department of Environmental Protection is being blamed by some residents for shutting down pipes when sewage overflows. The rain is expected to clear out, with temperatures warming up near 70 by next weekend.

via NBC New York|

#flooding #nyc #rain