Dozens of Cornish beaches hit with sewage alerts after storms

Summarised from CornwallLive's report · Updated 25 Oct, 20:37 · Archive

Storms Austen and Boelo have triggered sewage discharge alerts at dozens of beaches across Cornwall.

Storms Austen and Boelo have triggered sewage alerts at dozens of beaches across Cornwall following heavy flooding. According to CornwallLive, the two storms brought wind speeds of 70mph, which damaged trees and power lines across coastal and road areas.

Sewer overflows are designed to release water and sewage from the sewer system to prevent sewage backing up into homes. However, this has raised health concerns as sewage flows into rivers, lakes and onto the coast. Surfers Against Sewage report 239 active alerts in the UK, with an interactive map available on the Safer Seas & Rivers Service website showing pollution incidents and risk levels.

Weather forecasters predict a brief respite from rain on Sunday before more rain is expected to move in from the Channel through the early hours of Monday morning.

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• Dozens of Cornwall beaches hit with sewage alerts after double storm chaosSurfers Against Sewage say there are 239 active alerts in the UKCornwallLive · 25 Oct, 12:08

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