Sewage alerts in place at dozens of beaches near London ahead of 32C heatwave

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Sewage alerts in place at dozens of beaches near London ahead of 32C heatwave

Sewage alerts are in place at dozens of beaches across the South East ahead of a 32C mini-heatwave. The mercury is expected to soar for the remainder of the week after a rather disappointing start to the summer.

But Londoners who are heading to the seaside to make the most of this weather might want to look away now. Current reports from Surfers Against Sewage show sewage alerts are in place for 31 beaches across Essex, Kent, Sussex and Hampshire.

This means storm sewage from a sewer overflow has been discharged into the sea at each of these locations during the past 48 hours. Charity Surfers Against Sewage posted the alerts on their website following a period of stormy weather across the UK.

READ MORE: Urgent 66-hour heatwave alert issued for London

Southend, Whitstable and Hove are among the beaches affected, while alerts are also in place for Worthing, Bognor Regis and Chichester. Sussex in particular appears to be badly impacted by sewage releases, with the area accounting for 15 alerts in place.

31 sewage alerts are in place across the South East
31 sewage alerts are in place across the South East

The alert in place for Hove reads: "Storm sewage has been discharged from a sewer overflow in this location within the past 48 hours. Hove Lawn, Brighton is part of the large seaside resort stretch of Brighton and Hove, it is a steeply sloping, pebble beach that flattens out to sand at low tide.

"A promenade with resort facilities backs the beach. The bathing water may be affected by a sewer overflow that discharges at nearby Brighton Pier."

The heatwave is expected to reach its height on Frida, July 19 as the mercury climbs to 32C in London. This is followed by highs of 28C in Saturday and 24C on Sunday.

Temperatures then somewhat return to normal next week with highs of about 23C expected at the start of the week. The Met Office outlook for Friday to Sunday reads: "Settled weather with plenty of hazy sunshine over the coming days, staying dry aside from Saturday where there's a risk of showers, perhaps thundery. Warm or very warm, locally hot."

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