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| Children in County Londonderry have had to walk through raw sewage on their way to school, a teacher has said. | Children in County Londonderry have had to walk through raw sewage on their way to school, a teacher has said. |
| Lea Brown, acting principal of Ballykelly Primary School, said raw sewage had leaked out of a manhole and on to the pavement near the school. | Lea Brown, acting principal of Ballykelly Primary School, said raw sewage had leaked out of a manhole and on to the pavement near the school. |
| Northern Ireland Water said it was mainly due to grease, oils and fats being poured down the system by commercial businesses in the area. | |
| It said this took up valuable resources which could be used in other areas. | |
| The water and sewerage body, formerly known as the Water Service, said it had cleaned up the latest blockage last Friday. | |
| Ms Brown said there had been problems with the sewerage system in the Tamlough Park area for years. | |
| These had become much worse recently, she said, and she is concerned for the children's health and safety. | These had become much worse recently, she said, and she is concerned for the children's health and safety. |
| "It happened there the other day and, it happens, I would say, perhaps every few months," she said. | "It happened there the other day and, it happens, I would say, perhaps every few months," she said. |
| "The problem is that sometimes this (manhole) bursts open and raw sewage is flowing all over the main road, all over the footpath and all over the area where the children have to walk." | "The problem is that sometimes this (manhole) bursts open and raw sewage is flowing all over the main road, all over the footpath and all over the area where the children have to walk." |