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Beaches in England and Wales have closed because water companies pumped raw sewage into the
. The UK Environment Agency issued
to holidaymakers to avoid
of beaches this week. Some of the beaches were
places for tourists, surfers and
. They risked catching
if they went into the water. Water companies advised people to keep their
closed if they swam in the sea. A
on the south coast town of Bexhill-on-Sea described seeing things she didn't want to see
in the water when she swam. She said: "It's
, murky, and it stinks." She added the sewage was "quite obvious" to see and smell. She called it a "poonami".
