When it Rains, This Town Floods With Sewage

[@Izzy-qf1do]

You know the city is stealing the money.

[@Jamie-cj7hz]

@Collie Flower you're just describing capitalism lmao

[@bruhz_089]

@Collie Flower that makes no sense

[@mistahshade]

@@bruhz_089 Its an old statement, the rich collect taxpayer dollars, everyone else gets fucked.

[@benhatcher2603]

I don’t know that. Any city with declining revenues and increasing costs for even basic things like fuel and asphalt will find it harder to service their population the way they once did. It’s very likely in my experience that some homeowner has a crushed culvert drain pipe under their driveway that is causing a lot of backups and they are either waiting for the government to fix it because they aren’t legally allowed to do it themselves or because they also can’t afford to fix it. This is where people need to pull together and fix their own problems.

[@AngryWildMango]

@@benhatcher2603 If you watch this and think these people have to fix the town themselves. then you are being delusional Ben. Also the one guy literally was fixing his house. I am sure they both were.

[@hayaglamazonluxe]

The fact the Mayor, an elected official, thinks it's ok to ghost legitimate questions is unacceptable

[@tams805]

Even a senator. That should lead to immediate removal from position.

[@AG-yc7vt]

Maybe you should ask why these people keep reelecting them if this has been going on for 15 years

[@jeffsoltis9864]

@@AG-yc7vt Thats definitely a question that should be addressed. One would hope that the Mayor and City Board haven't been the same cats in power for 15 years. If they have, well then....

[@grega3611]

@i am depressed like Space X? Those federal grants should go to septic companies not Star Wars fantasies. This is coming from a Star Wars fan.

[@chrisortiz8072]

That's what politicians do but has to make you wonder was the same mayor re-elected each time?

[@JakeLProductions]

I hope this report raises awareness about what’s going on in centerville, those local officials are criminals!

[@chipsammich2078]

How many times this and East St Louis issues been on fox News nothing ever gets done

[@MadStyle1911]

The problem is, there are places like Centerville across the whole nation. Government and Local Municipalities are dinosaurs and need restructuring and accountabilities for people they hire to run such cities that are not qualified to do so or do not care.

[@rickiex]

This issue is across america....sadly. american infrastructures is outdated and failing and no one wants to fund and fix anything

[@cryingalone7572]

There is so much awareness that Americans can't keep up anymore. They jump from one thing and forget it when the next pop up

[@googleuser9383]

Just like in NY or Portland - but do those get any awareness? No, democrats sweep them under the rug - their favorite tactic ever since Obama.

[@JarranTyler1987]

Horrific problems like this are what the National News needs to be reporting on....

[@trwilli25]

This town is right next to East St. Louis. Overflowing sewage is the least of that areas problems. It’s sad to see

[@JarranTyler1987]

@@trwilli25 Ugh... I hear that!

[@chipsammich2078]

This "$hits" been on local news half dozen times.

[@dahasolomon7314]

There would be a national outcry with Fox and CNN all over this if this community was white majority.

[@melissaoregon6737]

Look up who owns those news channels

[@Jarod-te2bi]

The American civil engineering society graded the nationa infrastructure a D plus.

[@LegacyLife_555]

Yeah the D the government has inside everyone

[@innergi5516]

The Government get an F- in overall performance. We are in the early stages of a new Revolution in America

[@MrShanester117]

Hey a plus. 👍

[@Josephprouse1234]

Some people are good at influencing people to give them positions of power, but they aren't good at the job

[@frankarmilio8902]

Ya D+ baby! Merica #winning

[@fleshreap]

Cornelius and the IEPA guy both seem like such straightforward nice people.

[@science.and.beyond]

We need a major infrastructure overhaul in the US. Besides the iPhones, laptops, and flatscreen TVs some of us are still living in the 20th century

[@science.and.beyond]

I also think that mayor should be charged with criminal negligence..

[@inquisitordave2751]

But the infrastructure is decayed.

[@JanitaShowaars]

But rather than investing in our future or at the bare minimum maintenance, lets give it to the corporations... plus they dont have to pay any taxes and get breaks as well

[@jamier65551]

19th century.

[@someguynamedsomething9612]

@How Not To The 20th century would be 1901 to 1999 so no, unless your a time traveler we live in the 21st century

[@madbug1965]

As the father of a special needs child, my heart goes out to the Greenwoods. They are truly wonderful people. I wish someone who can do something sees this video and helps them.

[@white94rabbit]

The city is stealing the money. It’s happening to many country towns here in Australia as well, and I have heard it’s the same in quite a few other 1st world countries.

[@brunhildevalkyrie]

"first world countries"

[@pasta-and-heroin]

whereabouts are u from in Aus mate

[@white94rabbit]

@@pasta-and-heroin I live in Brisbane, Queensland.

[@henry4849]

I totally agree with your point but it's not really cool to refer to 1st, 2nd, 3rd countries anymore. I think it's better to use words like developed and developing. Not trying to put you on blast or anything though, heaps of people use that terminology without knowing the background :)

[@madisonbrown8851]

@@henry4849 Agreed :)

[@weiSane]

All my life I never thought USA had some third world tendencies. I'm literally shocked.

[@oldjedi9689]

Many Native American reservations are like this. No help from the government

[@taylorpink1786]

Are you white ?

[@weiSane]

@@taylorpink1786 no I'm not white and not even from America .

[@MrDutchmarshal]

@@taylorpink1786 Are you pink? See how stupid your question seems?

[@chipsammich2078]

Get out of the house once in awhile buddy

[@CherokeeAquatics]

Sounds like they need to get some of those local government officials out of office since they wanna be lazy. Power to the towns residents, I hope the issue is resolved soon.

[@Graeberwave]

That doesn’t work when two wings of the same corporate bird run the show....

[@terintiaflavius3349]

@@Graeberwave In order to take out the leviathan we must start local. This town is the perfect place

[@Graeberwave]

@@terintiaflavius3349 I agree. This is kind of a negative example, but the Suez Canal is a good example of how tightly wound the universe really is. Speaking of that, I got an exacto knife I'm using to make propaganda graffiti around my city :)

[@Calallenbrian84]

Ah they’ll keep voting in the same party of slavery because the news tells them it’s all the Republicans fault when they are the ones holding office. Same victim mentality.

[@zeWuzard]

Wait so they haven't been submitting their financial paperwork for the past 3 years, but this problem has been going on for 15......... so just look back 3 years.........

[@tonydingus3159]

If I lived there I’d cut my losses and move on, life’s too short to be fighting local municipalities to do the bare minimum for years on end

[@Sueloveschoc]

@Tony Dingus what would you do with your home? I bet you can’t sell it.

[@mr16325]

I doubt it’s that easy to leave

[@mr16325]

@key peele exactly, I couldn’t agree more

[@IHateMyAccountName]

With what money and where?

[@tonydingus3159]

@@mr16325 no one said it is easy, but a long time ago many people from Europe came here with no money, no guarantees, and they made it work. And they did it without smartphones. So if they can do it then these people surely can find opportunity in a neighboring state

[@cantbeatthebay4765]

"We don't have the money" is the most dated political BS ever.

[@stateyourthesis]

Sounds like my abusive ex-husband tbh

[@hepburn118]

Its more than likely true though, because the corrupt bastards have embezzled it all.

[@Basuko_Smoker]

If i take It all, ofc there wont be any money left :)))))

[@ns6q333]

@@Basuko_Smoker you should go live there

[@Basuko_Smoker]

@@ns6q333 wdym?

[@jacksonmacpherson6101]

Remember this every time the US shows off its new super carrier or a new stage in the war on drugs.

[@benvasilinda1540]

Federal money is completely different from state money. The federal government gives the states money for government benefits and for state emergencies that are beyond the states funding for extreme natural disasters. The states collect monies through state taxes and give money to cities and countries as needed. This is a local spending issue not a federal spending issue.

[@x27off]

Jackson you realize there’s a difference between local and federal funding, right? It simply doesn’t work the way you imply.

[@jacksonmacpherson6101]

@@x27off Federal investment in municipal infrastructure repair was actually floated under the Trump administration but it was canceled. I am aware it doesn't work exactly the way I said however it's a legitimate possibility to solve America crippling infrastructure problems.

[@stenyethanmathews945]

@@jacksonmacpherson6101 well said!

[@mannarmylie4195]

There is NO DIFFERENCE between state and federal funds. Both come out of OUR pockets. Its all about priorities and responsibility.

[@gshak33]

Patricia and Lonnie seem like absolutely amazing people. Makes me so mad that they have to deal with this everyday because of the ineptitude of their public officials 🤬

[@zacscalafini6545]

God, when it rains, that town is literally full of crap! I get so angry when I hear about situations like this.

[@holymoly8848]

And there are still Americans who think they live in the best country in the world

[@Joker-no1uh]

Do you seriously think this little problem is more serious than starving people or people without a home or nothing.. even the homeless in america got it better than other places

[@Joker-no1uh]

@Umbrella Corporation so you would rather be homeless in Moscow than Miami right?

[@Joker-no1uh]

@Umbrella Corporation or Laos instead of Philadelphia?

[@Joker-no1uh]

@Umbrella Corporation poverty means you make less than 1.25 a day.. homeless folks in america make much more than that.. please go outside the us before speaking on this

[@Joker-no1uh]

@Umbrella Corporation panhandlers in america make 8-15 per hour.. now please go tell that to someone in a 3rd world country and see how they react.. you have no clue how good you have it

[@edenassos]

Leave it to the US to prioritize military over infrastructure for its own people.

[@phrosties8034]

The US has a problem with spending but city level government has nothing to do with military spending.

[@dukenukem8381]

Every country does that

[@intended2654]

@@dukenukem8381 eh no

[@preciadoalex123]

This is at the state level

[@whatisthepoint3495]

Leave it to idiots to misinterpret a city issue as a federal issue.

[@G.I.Jojo707]

America the beautiful! Why hasn't anyone done anything about this?

[@marialindell9874]

*Sigh* Someone fucking get the optimist out and get some stuff rolling in

[@FUNeRaLPyR3]

The people in charge have neglected a lot of our smaller communities.

[@FUNeRaLPyR3]

That man has nice hair

[@RUTHLESSambition5]

It's a black city. The white Government doesn't care. They have black towns in texas with no water. They live off bottled water

[@n64central]

Because your leaders could give two shits about the average American town especially onc with mostly black people.

[@13ecause81]

Lets get these people (Arthur) a new home !! They gave up their lives to take care of some one else the least we could do is help them out, If anyone knows of a gofundme let me know please!

[@yzrippin]

Lets move them out of a flood zone

[@mkaizn]

getting them out isnt gonna solve the problem for everyone else. the dipshit officials in charge need to get their act together and do their jobs.

[@yzrippin]

@@mkaizn Remove the population of this city the mayor is now a mayor of nothing and will never hold office again because of the whole everybody moving thing

[@chrisortiz8072]

New house wont help unless they are willing to move and he said he plans to die there

[@Sevillana2001]

I would love to help them if you find out! At least get them out of the flood zone like someone else said if they won’t leave that particular area 🙏

[@scpatl4now]

I am willing to bet the mayor has been skimming some cash off the top that should be going to fix this

[@Valivali94]

Yeah "off the top" like when you say a little off the top to your barber and go home bald.

[@Smithy250]

Skimming? That guys taking a cut out of the middle. Who can tell when they aren't submitting financial statements

[@XxCreateFlowxX]

I found it powerful how the man says "no, no, never thought about moving. Far as I'm concerned I'm gonna die right here" He cares about where he lives enough to endure that. He'd rather watch the town be fixed then just give up on it. Idk it just touching in a way.

[@nate_reatcz]

Geez! This is looking like some "third world country" within the richest country on earth

[@stephensdygert7600]

Its not the richest country in the world. It has the richest group of oligarchs in the world.

[@stephensdygert7600]

@@nomadnickbikehobo9598 The CIA and corporate news agencies. Its been brainwashed in all of us, since kindergarten. Pure propaganda.

[@gumballgtr1478]

@@stephensdygert7600 ok bernie bro tinfoil hat

[@AngryWildMango]

@@nomadnickbikehobo9598 rich in power. Power backs the dollar.

[@stephensdygert7600]

@@gumballgtr1478 Whatever that means? Alot of Americans will continue to die, because Sanders didn't become president.

[@sean4356]

The United States is done yall better run for some hills

[@deadmeme5726]

We never learned from the fall of Rome unfortunately.

[@pabloharris7371]

@@CARILYNF loool stfu you can’t own guns to defend you family

[@Bringon-dw8dx]

@@pabloharris7371 this is going to blow your mind but in countries where there is welfare and healthcare is free people very rarely get desperate enough to need to rob you and harm your family. Also if the bad guys don’t have guns it really does reduce the need for the good guys to have guns

[@sirgeorgioalastrata4104]

@@CARILYNF Nah, Canada isn't that safe fam.. Unless you live in the middle of nowhere loool

[@sirgeorgioalastrata4104]

@@CARILYNF the day you commented this some guy in my city went on a rampage with a knife stabbing multiple random people.

[@molaleadventures3697]

Cornelius one of my favorite Vice correspondents awesome work this topic is close to me being in the wastewater department I hope there will be settling solutions for these people

[@lalac1577]

Praying the residents voices get heard. Its a very sad situation.

[@AG-yc7vt]

They would be heard during reelection polls but they keep picking the same jackass for 15 years

[@timothyrohrback84]

Reach out to that older couple with the child and tell them to keep all those reciepts for tax write offs and for back pay with that lawsuit. Get their home fixed too thats just so wrong. They cant even bath their child in their own home! Smh

[@repurposedart9897]

HOw can anyone trust these officials with any amount of money. Curious what will happen a year from now. Maybe need to hold elected officials legal accountable.

[@CodyRacerX]

I live a couple minutes down the road from Centreville. The sewage is unbelievable & being next to a “industrial town” called Sauget, IL, the air fills up with a thick, chemical-smelling smog quite often. This area is one of the worst in America economically and I can testify. It’s sad.

[@glhmedic]

Live right next to centerville and that area below the bluffs always had flood issues. FYI, if you look at a map that area including east St. Louis there are no cemeteries. They had an issue of flood causing graves to open up spill coffins. The cemeteries were moved to the bluffs.

[@kiebee5411]

Just another day in the greatest country on earth!

[@jeffsoltis9864]

Saw the title of this video. Thought to myself "What a shitty place to live". Then realized my bad pun.

[@burtan2000]

Raw sewage is released during rain events in 90% of municipalities east of the Mississippi. It would cost trillions of dollars to eliminate that. Instead America is building new sewers (for new homes) and increasing the amount of sewage and infiltration. New sewers have much less inflow/infiltration but they also spread maintenance dollars out.

[@mariewright4189]

I hope that town gets justice. The mayor should be ashame of himself, maybe he should move there and see how it feels.

[@dakotac9547]

Bro never cut after he set his jerry curls. 25 years strong

[@jizbotika]

In Oregon City, Oregon - sewage is not in our homes but it is in the river that goes through Portland even.

[@813Productions]

Dekalb County GA is the same way. Let it rain an inch or two and the sewage system floods out into the streets and yards smh

[@MinhaFamiliaAQBJJ]

Do not stop until the Commissioners and mayor does something. The mayor can request funds for these specific issues. It seems like new sewage pipe is needed along with storm drain. Also a couple of lift stations wouldn't hurt. This is outrageous

[@chrisortiz8072]

Well they already were approved and knowing they are in the spotlight they may have no choice but 2 use the money for its purpose

[@MinhaFamiliaAQBJJ]

@@chrisortiz8072 i sure hope so

[@fijiwill2237]

You know that soil is fertile as hell

[@ivyyoung521]

This is so Wrong! This needs to be fixed ASAP!

[@stevevalli6425]

This is 3rd time I've seen this story recently, including the Guardian UK. I live in nearby St. Louis and work for the sewer district there. The reporting on this is terrible. In the first few seconds the reporter says "geography is not the problem." That absolutely is part of the problem. Centreville, and many other St. Louis suburbs, were built in low lying areas with poor drainage. This is a nightmare for designing sewer and storm water systems that need to drain downhill. You end up needing pump systems, which need constant maintenance. It looks like no one has been maintaining this system and now it needs to be replaced entirely. I don't know how these things are funded in Centreville, but they are generally paid for by the people who live in the area effected, either through a rate paid to the utility or taxes, maybe a bond issue. But even after it's replaced it will need to be maintained. This is not a $1M job. I don't know the extent of problems there, but I can tell you in nearby St. Louis $1M doesn't go very far. Please reporters, next time talk to some civil engineers, talk to someone from MSD in St. Louis to get some actual knowledge instead of just saying "oh this a majority Black community, so that's no one will help." That might be part of the story, but it will not be enough to get the situation fixed.

[@dexdigi]

Hi, I'm the reporter in this piece. Right after I mentioned that the issue isn't the geography - because, as you mentioned, there are other places in low-lying areas that are doing better - I went into the 'drainage and sanitation systems, which are outdated and constantly overflowing' - which seems to agree with what you're saying here. And, I don't think anyone suggested that $1M would fix anything, nor did we suggest that even $22M would be a complete solution. And yes, we did talk to experts, including people who have worked on these same sewers - that just didn't make the cut, unfortunately. Anyway, I'm glad you gave our video a watch, even if it didn't hit the mark for you. If you've got a more detailed analysis that you've posted anywhere, or if you're able to hop in the car for the ~20 minute drive and give things a look over and post a video showing your own findings, I'd love to see your take! I'd be happy to tweet it out to give people an extra perspective.

[@stevevalli6425]

​@@dexdigi Hey full respect for your profession. I sincerely apologize for calling the reporting "terrible". Not cool. If you talked to some experts I would be very interested to hear that part of the story. Did you talk to any engineering firms? Or other utilities? I know that part of the story is not sexy, and so probably why it got cut. But that's the story! Cut it back in! That's what KZbin is all about. Take as much time as you need. But I'm sure you have constraints in what you can do with this. To me, a sewer guy, that's what I need to hear. Who worked on this system? Who built it originally? Was it the Centerville public works department? Was it originally privately owned? What happened to the maintenance? Was someone originally performing the maintenance but then stopped at some point? Why? There are so many historical questions here that should be easy to answer. And that should provide some insight as to where things went wrong and how to fix it. I don't have a more detailed analysis, unfortunately. I would be willing to drive through and check it out, but I'm sure better people have already done this. I really just have the questions mentioned above, as I'm sure you do too. Again I apologize for calling this terrible reporting. Completely out of line. Did not mean to call you out personally, although I did do it on your video. The Guardian and St. Louis Post-Dispatch have recently reported on this as well and I had the same problems.

[@TheDoomWizard]

Our infrastructure blows

[@jamier65551]

This is literally how life was like in the mid 1850s. Depressing.

[@frozenwolfca]

I live in London, Ontario, Canada its a HUGE city. The sewage treatment is bad here too. Last year it made the rounds in the local news. It was going all into the county wide river and when that flooded in the spring. It flooded low lying areas like parks and such. Its an old system.

[@Bringon-dw8dx]

Where as in London, uk, our sewage system is 150 years old and granted it’s not doing great (can’t imagine people 150 years ago could predict the population size London has now) but we don’t see raw sewage anywhere!

[@swiggyhunter4682]

The state of Illinois needs to be brought in if the town is refusing to do anything.

[@kkurova9345]

When I was living in NC people would just let their sewer pipes empty out into their yards and it'd flow downhill and flood our driveway

[@ertfgghhhh]

Are u saying raw sewage? Where in nc?

[@kayramasamy]

Hello, Requesting the city folks to consider reducing the usage of Toilet paper and start using Health faucet / Jet spray. Also, try using sewage to advantage by converting it to compost on a year round basis. This helps keeping lesser sewage in the systems. This can be a good intitiative while figuring solution for the longer run.

[@maysmith3330]

They have money to do what they want to do, but no money for this work that needs to be done, every heartless people this problem is hazardous to people's health

[@mrniceguy7168]

It’s amazing how people talk about the military as if the federal government has anything to do with corrupt municipalities. Jackson, MI, Centreville IL, Flint, MI, check the pattern.

[@beckybnyc322]

The federal & state govts most certainly take their tax money so yeah they are most certainly involved & bear some blame here. The pattern is more than likely fraud, neglect, & corruption 💔 imagine if a federal/state/local audit on every single level of govt was done & the IRS wasn’t being budgeted bare bones to fight this kind of CRAP @ the expense of citizens funding those govts you begin to realize our 2 party system is a massive joke & serves as only a distraction from the fraud & nepotism committed by both parties & how ALL those civil “servants” are only serving their donors thanks to our lack of campaign finance & regulation lobbies access & influence you will not see any change in the near future 💔

[@mrniceguy7168]

@@beckybnyc322 You’re right, and if state and local governments can’t resolve it, the feds should get involved. But the federal government is not directly responsible for these places that are unable to serve the most basic needs for their citizens when virtually all other parts of America can.

[@aquari_2344]

@@mrniceguy7168 I don't get it. They should get involved in something they're not responsible for? They only should get involved because they are responsible for it. The federal government government shouldnt get involved in spying on everyone with the NSA, but they ARE responsible for making sure people have "life liberty" and watever. If you dont have access to drinking water that threatens your life. Thats the entire reason governments build water systems. Anything the local and state governments cant fix, the federal government should. You said it yourself.

[@BR33L]

Yooo, I live in a small town in Oklahoma that happens to have the most toxic creek in America running through it. The town has multiple large floods every year, because of a law passed by our governor that allows them to lower lake levels to protect the value of wealthy property owners, including the governor himself.

[@Josephprouse1234]

Well it's the townspeople's responsibility to tolerate it and keep putting up with it without doing anything to stop it.

[@BR33L]

@@Josephprouse1234 unfortunately not much we can do. A town of 15k people doesn’t have much sway in the way of changing laws and regulations set by state elected representatives.

[@Josephprouse1234]

Adapt and overcome

[@TheRealCartman1]

If your town has multiple floods per year then you probably live on a flood plain, they should have never allowed homes to be built there and you're an idiot to have ever moved onto that land.

[@BR33L]

@@TheRealCartman1 Apparently you have difficulty reading, so I’ll try to simplify it. Town use to not flood. Bad man passed amendment to open dams for lake property value. Town now floods. That better?

[@cynthiaschwab8894]

This is disgusting, and needs to be addressed immediately!!

[@IllusiveDude]

You know what I'm gonna say: Money for war but no money for basic sanitation

[@AG-yc7vt]

Last time I checked the city government didn’t pay soldiers the federal government did.

[@IllusiveDude]

@@AG-yc7vt cities do get some federal grants

[@AG-yc7vt]

@@IllusiveDude This one doesn’t, because you can’t treat your citizens like crap and get money. They slowly lost all their federal grants over the past 5 years. (Mostly in 2017)

[@DocBernard]

Used to deliver food there. roads become impassable as soon as rain starts to fall, massive holes that will take out a tire if hit. I really hope this inspires city officials to fix this, no one should have to deal with that.

[@rayrodrigo8181]

I've seen cities in Peru that has zero sewage or drainage systems because it almost never rains there. It rained several years ago and people lost homes in the whole city there. When they saw how much money was donated from the world relief fund (A large amount), they asked me where the money went when they have spent months in tents out in the desert temps.

[@hse6144]

Same happens right in the US. Just look at Puerto Rico. They were given billions in aid, and years later the islands still looks like a hurricane hit yesterday. The mayor was even on live tv saying they weren’t getting any help, but the pallets of supplies could be seen in the background.

[@bdizzle5359]

This is where my father was born. These towns around East St Louis, aren't taken care of. There are crimes, bad government (like Illinois in general), and just poor living. I feel for these people. 😥

[@honeylondon1]

This town reminded me NAIROBI KENYA Specially Eastleigh rainy seasons all sewage and hospital waste comes to street and people get sick specially kids so sad 😞

[@emmanuelgathara696]

Man, it's kinda sad to see America scoop this low.

[@henry4849]

I sent a polite but firm email to the mayor of the city, if this video effected you emotionally I would urge you all to do the same. Please don't be vile though, or the officials responsible won't take the outreach seriously.

[@zhengxu4464]

Those ladies blaming the sewages not being repaired on racism, but the mayor that doesn't do anything according to them, is a black Democrat. And those ladies most def voted for him.

[@chipsammich2078]

@@_lastnline5369 But of course it's a race issue

[@dilloncrain9111]

The family with the adopted son is an amazing story of people that need more attention in the media instead of just showing all the crappy people.

[@isaiahloftlin6239]

That’s bureaucracy for you “Our job is to make sure someone else does there job”

[@bradi8548]

If you think this is bad, check out Jackson, MS...oozes out of the streets and manhole covers rain or shine, city puts up a "raw sewage" sign if you are lucky. Most runs straight into Pearl River.

[@ashwinabraham2951]

Why is the mayor still in office ?

[@Raja-bz4yw]

We should've never built any towns in low laying areas but since we have we need to take care of these towns. And obviously these officials aren't. We need to keep pushing for these changes so we can live a normal life in these types of towns. And I hope these people vote all these local officials out cause obviously they don't care and need to be kicked out.

[@ryder520]

Free toilet paper

[@ChrisPlush]

Props to the folks raising that Special Needs kid and i truly hope they fix this water issue for these people... the infrastructure in America needs a serious overhaul.

[@ryanzhao2052]

He ghosted her 😂😂

[@CADsAnonymous]

This seems so dangerous for the people of that community, that’s horrible.

[@michelleflora2957]

Gross! Who is responsible?

[@ACE-fi2uv]

Ain't no way in the world I'm going to stay in a place like this. Go to court, sue, and move more importantly. You know this type of things lead to health issues. Why risk health to "take a stand"?

[@TurtleChad1]

A Turtle likes swimming in sewage from time to time

[@stephenlambert6407]

@Collie Flower mosquitos are the vector not 💩

[@gumballgtr1478]

Shut up reddit band kid

[@laurenjulia1877]

Once again something that happens several times a year in rural Kentucky, makes news when it happens anywhere else in the country. We have the same types of drainage outside of downtown areas. It's very normal and just accepted as how it is here. My home we live in currently, we inherited from my grandmother in law and it floods every 5 years for the 60 years she lived here. Now it's more like every other year we have enough water buildup from the creek behind us that it destroys the yards and all out belongings.

[@laurenjulia1877]

And the snow in texas.. everything but the purposeful blackouts happen here every winter for decades. The systems are outdated and snow, ice, hail, and rain usually take the power out every couple months. And it usually takes 2 to 14 days for it to be restored in our tri county area. Rural kentucky has been exploited and now that the coal industry has sucked its supply dry, we're purposefully forgotten and overlooked.

[@fuzzy3383]

@@laurenjulia1877 do you live in Louisville? We have the same problem, in the summer the sewage system releases this fume that reeks.

[@lanxy2398]

Majority black areas are always neglected when it comes to sanitation and safety. Nothing new

[@bsaforlife]

Many are neglected because they refuse to pressure their local politicians to change things, and many times those politicians are black.

[@bsaforlife]

Many are neglected because they refuse to pressure their local politicians to change things, and many times those politicians are black.

[@the_mercifulunderdog4437]

This area needs a “waste water basin” basically a system that pumps flood waters into a big bathtub when it heavily rains. Water infrastructure is so important yet no one ever sees it. Yes they should be sued

[@M1ndfulJourney]

Two words, "cloud seeding" look it up same thing happened in Texas 3 weeks ago.

[@JORDANLEWISFILM]

We had this problem in my hometown as well as lead in the water. These tragedies are pretty common in certain areas. You fill in the blanks as to why.

[@beckybnyc322]

Where do you turn to when you think your water is compromised ?

[@JORDANLEWISFILM]

@@beckybnyc322 Luckily I don't live there anymore. I think now they have redone the piping in the area. But not when I was growing up. It wasn't a newsworthy story back then so honestly nobody cared. We just had to deal with that and when it rained a lot it smelled horrible in our backyard

[@rickc5682]

That Asian man don’t care about those black people 🤦‍♂️

[@dylanmccallister1888]

Ah yes the old saying, "when it rains it poos"

[@zachdavis3021]

sounds like the towns of PA theyre so desperate they hire people from out of state to fix it

[@yagikidd2300]

This is horrible, God bless everyone living there and I hope they get the justice they deserve. They shouldn’t have to beg for these problems to be fixed

[@activatekruger446]

Seems like a shtty place to live

[@tapesidegaming7417]

LMAO

[@citizenerased7746]

This is totally unacceptable, I hope the residents win and get some justice and action to fix this problem

[@phillylove7290]

This is the type of politician you get when you vote on race not qualifications. Vote common sense, not racial politics.

[@cooldrop02]

Nah. This is just the type of politician for that area. As well as many small localities across the nation

[@Bebedollie]

That's just not right letting those people live around raw sewage. America has lots of money to fight wars but not to help its own. That's a crying shame 💔

[@AG-yc7vt]

That is federal government money not local government money there is a difference and they have been fighting over the difference for hundreds of years.

[@KOVIDGOON]

The Dems y'all keep electing. Vice will never mention that part

[@DarrinSmith2520]

Centreville is no more. They have merged with two other townships to form Cahokia Heights. Hopefully, this will help getting this resolved. Article here: www.kmov.com/news/3-metro-east-cities-officially-merge-to-create-cahokia-heights-nearly-150-people-laid-off/article_efe3f3d2-ae56-11eb-90b7-5730b1d3504b.html

[@rufle]

Anyone else from a 3rd world country... "Awww that makes news in america?"

[@wambuichannel9617]

🖐🏼

[@fcdraw]

Tell the man at the beginning of the segment don't put bleach in the raw sewage seeping up from the ground, you could make mustard gas doing that. Ammonia in the sewage mixed with sodium hypochlorite liquid bleach is dangerous.

[@breebaby0075]

1st here everyone stay blessed spending dem stimi checks🤣

[@MightyOne-uh5xn]

Still patiently waiting 😌 🤲⏳💸

[@apacheking9776]

@@MightyOne-uh5xn Still waiting, losing patience.

[@josh77577]

I just bought a PS5

[@sean4356]

How ghetto

[@stinkbaitdawelder2964]

I didn’t get one. I “make too much money” ......

[@PM-ht9uc]

Vice, please keep the world updated on this problem

[@VincesArtDesigns]

America: The country of freedom and opportunity UNLESS your black 😭😖

[@jeja4074]

The mayor is black, are you saying it's the fault of the black mayor? Are you racist?

[@youtubeyoutube8754]

True. Southern Illinois and East St.Louis are rapidly decaying

[@VincesArtDesigns]

@@jeja4074 no I’m saying how blacks always tend to get stuck in horrible and unfortunate situations like this. No, I am not racist! #biden2020&2024

[@jeja4074]

@@VincesArtDesigns i mean, the community is run by them, the failing is theirs

[@chipsammich2078]

@@youtubeyoutube8754 east st. Louis decayed 30 years ago buddy

[@kevinc9065]

Thank you for reporting some real news vice!

[@angelgjr1999]

First

[@angelgjr1999]

Yes

[@joelogin4749]

where i live you have to pay for your own septic system.

[@brandonice9137]

Definitely missed opportunity in the title, it should have been...."when it's rains, it pours.... sewage" 😂😭

[@benwalters4808]

My town has several neighborhoods that do this

[@user-uc1dy5jd1s]

This story deserves national attention and support.

[@Caruurtaofthekorn]

Vice episodes are becoming more enjoyable to me. Great job guys.

[@dexdigi]

Appreciate you watching this!

[@marquesedillinger131]

this is common, i tried to address a similar situation locally, they'd just call the cops on me

[@ginarozario8945]

Well done Vice. Bring this news to public attention. If new is not doing it. We the audience will do our part to learn like n share.