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Wellington homes flooded with sewage after storm

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A severe storm caused a wastewater overflow in Wellington, New Zealand, leading to a significant amount of faeces and sanitary items inundating several homes. The city's utilities company is working to clean up the affected properties and disinfect them. The blockage in the main sewer line was identified as the cause of the overflow, impacting at least five homes in the Island Bay suburb. AI

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Wellington homes flooded with sewage after storm

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    New Zealand’s Wellington hit by ‘disgusting’ deluge of faeces, sanitary items after storm

    Homes in New Zealand’s capital were flooded with faeces and sanitary products on Friday after an overnight storm blocked waste water pipes, the city’s utilities company said. Wellington Water said the waste water overflow in the picturesque suburb of Island Bay was the result of …

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