Sickening sight and smell as human sewage pours into Carmarthenshire river

Sickening sight and smell as human sewage pours into Carmarthenshire river

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has apologised for what it said was caused by a mains burst, identified only after coracle men out fishing raised the alarm

Raw Sewage Discharged into River Towy

Coracle men on the River Towy in Carmarthen made a disturbing discovery in the early hours of Friday 1 May 2026, just as the traditional coracle fishing season was getting under way, when they encountered raw sewage and toilet paper floating through the marshes and swirling in the water in the centre of the town.