15-tonne ‘fatberg’ removed from London sewer

A 15-tonne ball of congealed fat — dubbed Britain’s biggest ever “fatberg” — was removed from a London sewer after a 10-day operation following complaints from locals that their toilets would not flush.

The monstrous lump of festering food fat mixed with wet wipes — the size of a bus — formed in drains under a major road in Kingston, south-west London, utility firm Thames Water said.

Had it not been removed, the deposit could have led to sewage flooding homes, streets, and businesses in the leafy London suburb.