# Unsafe water, burning eyes and kerosene slicks: residents demand answers on River Taff leak

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-22T17:58:51+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/22/residents-river-taff-leak-wales-ge-aerospace
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/unsafe-water-burning-eyes-and-kerosene-slicks-residents-demand-answers-69e6ec/

People near South Wales river told to keep windows and doors shut after 1,000s of litres of kerosene from a GE Aerospace site got into the water Oily slicks of kerosene still appeared to be leaking into the River Taff this week, several days after a breach of thousands of litres was spotted by members of the public. The breach into the Welsh river was identified last Friday, after people reported

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