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LA LUCIA - Something stinks in La Lucia.
The seaside town in KwaZulu-Natal is struggling with sewage spills onto beaches and into the ocean.
Now, residents are demanding that the Ethekwini Metro to urgently fix the problem.
They say the spills also increase E. Coli levels and poses health risks.
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The eThekwini Municipality in a statement says its teams are on site and attending to the spills.
There however is no turnaround time specified for when the problem, which appears to be at several sites, will be resolved.
For now, locals must deal with the odour and concerns about the risk of swimming in the sea.
- eNCA's Nkosikhona Malinga-Mnisi reports.