This "monster" fatberg was discovered in Whitechapel ... this is very much a global issue: New York, Denver, Melbourne and Valencia have all found giant fatbergs blocking their waterways.

The fatberg caused two severe sewage overflows ... Similar fatbergs have affected other major cities, including New York. The midtown sewer pipe blocked by the Baltimore berg, near the city's ...

This gigantic fatberg, made up of oil, grease, wet wipes, and nappies, was found blocking London's sewer systems. The huge blob weighed 130 tonnes - roughly the same weight as 11 double decker buses.