Before making travel plans to visit the UK’s popular Isle of Wight, make sure you are up to date on sewage pollution.
The issue is prevalent in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and has made some beach-goers sick.
“We are on Ryde Beach. It’s my local beach and absolutely gorgeous – but there’s a discharge point,” says local mother Chani Kind, pointing at the submerged pipeline that pumps raw sewage into coastal waters.
The view is not only disappointing on the sandy beaches, packed in summer with tourists and yachting enthusiasts, but also endangers beach-goers.
Chani, 40, who is also a spokeswoman for UK charity group Surfers Against Sewage, says her son caught gastroenteritis
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