Trash torrent
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Trash torrent
Image: © David Pickersgill Taken: 6 Sep 2008
A continuous stream of rubbish flows down the river Aire and over Castleford weir, washed into the water by torrential rain farther upstream. Twigs, branches, plastic bottles and footballs by the dozen: later in the day an electric cooker came over the weir.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.728653
Longitude
-1.35337