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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.
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.
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.