Shocking footage from Oxfordshire reveals a massive illegal fly-tip turning the picturesque River Cherwell into a wasteland of rubbish, piled 20 feet deep and stretching 500 feet long.
This environmental outrage, dubbed a “catastrophe” by locals, highlights how the once-pristine English countryside is devolving into scenes reminiscent of third-world pollution hotspots, where unchecked dumping poisons rivers and landscapes.
The enormous heap, estimated at hundreds of tonnes of plastic, foam, wood, and household waste, appeared overnight in a floodplain near Kidlington, just meters from the A34 and the River Cherwell.
The pile is one of the UK’s largest fly-tips ever recorded, posing severe risks to wildlife, water quality, and public health with fears of toxins leaching into the river.
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