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Thames Water sparks outcry after spilling sewage on to public path
A person shields themself from the weather in Primrose Hill, north London, January 2, 2024

THAMES Water was under fire today after the company dumped sewage in hundreds of locations across southern England following Storm Henk. 

In one incident in Horley in Surrey, raw sewage spilled from a flooded treatment works and spread to a public footpath. 

Simon Collins, from River Mole River Watch, said that the works had flooded four times since late October.

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