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Panic buying of toilet roll is leading to blocked sewers because those left without toilet paper are being forced to use alternatives and are disposing of them incorrectly.
The warning comes from water company Northumbrian Water, which said an increasing number of people were flushing wipes, kitchen roll and newspaper down the toilet.
The company said it understood people were "only improvising" but the consequences could be "devastating" to homes and the environment.
flushed items are one of the biggest causes of blockages as they usually clog up inside householders' plumbing and sewer pipes.
In 2019 around 64% of the 15,600 blockages cleared were caused by wet wipes, the company said
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