The sewage began entering the sea off Thanet on 30 May when the Southern Water Foreness Point Sewage Pumping Station failed.

BBC: Margate

More than 20 beaches were closed in June after raw sewage entered the sea when the Southern Water Foreness Point Sewage Pumping Station failed.

BBC: Margate

Sewage was found spraying from a blocked pipe on Christmas Eve after the pumping station next to the site was unable to cope with the volumes of sewage.

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