The River Lea is plagued by pollution â it is no place for a swim
Readers respond to a photo essay on bathers in the River Lea at Hackney Marshes in east London
âBefore half of London flocks to this riverside paradise this summer, they should consider the lurgies lurking in that cool water.â Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters
âBefore half of London flocks to this riverside paradise this summer, they should consider the lurgies lurking in that cool water.â Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters
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Thu 8 Apr 2021 10.43 EDT
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But before half of London flocks to this riverside paradise this summer, they should consider the lurgies lurking in that cool water. A nasty dose of gastroenteritis, for example.