Piles of rubbish fill streets of UK's Birmingham as collectors go on strike

Record ID: 1987587

  • Title: Piles of rubbish fill streets of UK's Birmingham as collectors go on strike
  • Date: 1st April 2025
  • Summary: BANGKOK, THAILAND (APRIL 1, 2025) (REUTERS) BANGKOK GOVERNOR CHADCHART SITTIPUNT ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE / CHADCHART TAKING SEAT MEDIA FILMING NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Thai) BANGKOK GOVERNOR, CHADCHART SITTIPUNT, SAYING: “Right now, there are no signs of life. What we’ve found so far are bodies—about 12 of them—still under the rubble. But recovering them isn’t the
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  • Keywords: ACTION BINS BIRMINGHAM BRITAIN COLLECTORS GARBAGE STRIKE UK
  • Location: BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • City: BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Country: UK
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Europe
  • Reuters ID: LVA001333201042025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Around 17 thousand tones of uncollected waste filled the streets of Britain's second city as rubbish collectors went on strike, the Birmingham City Council said on Monday (March 31).
    Reuters footage showed dozens of garbage trucks parked in a council depot, and piles of rubbish on streets across the city.
    As the union strike action that began on March 11 continues, the city council declared it a major incident.
    (Production: Phil Noble, Vitalii Yalahuzian)
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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