article_snippet: Last year, a sewer pipe under Shepherd’s Bush, West London, became jammed by a blockage of fat and rubbish, known as a ‘fatberg’, that was the length of a Boeing 747.
article_snippet: The blockage caused raw sewage to flood into nearby homes, up through the toilets and sinks.
article_snippet: It took Thames Water workers four very unpleasant days to clear.
article_snippet: Three years ago, a similar blockage caused a tsunami of sewage to pour into the Menai Strait near Anglesey and this year Thames Water said more than 2,000 tons of wet wipes were playing havoc with sewers in Kent.
article_snippet: A sewer pipe under Shepherd’s Bush, West London, became jammed by a blockage of fat and rubbish, known as a ‘fatberg’ (pictured), last year .