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Bryan Adams concert in Australia is canceled after a 'fatberg' causes sewage overflow

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Bryan Adams concert in Australia is canceled after a 'fatberg' causes sewage overflow

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Residents of Perth, Australia, have an unusual culprit to blame for their Sunday evening plans getting canceled: a dreaded “fatberg” causing wastewater to overflow.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.npr.org/2025/02/10/g-s1-47686/fatberg-sewer-bryan-adams-concert-australia

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    These things can get huge if left untreated, like the one they had in London: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42986433

    Once weighing 130 tonnes and stretching more than 250m, the mass of congealed fat, wet wipes, nappies, oil and condoms has been conserved by the Museum of London and industry experts.

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