Garbage accumulates in Birmingham of the United Kingdom during the strike

London (AP) – There is a stench that rises in the second city of the United Kingdom.

Garbage stood up for a month in Birmingham during a dispute between the city and its waste collectors. It is a painful spectacle for the eyes and offensive in the nose. The garbage mountains would be visible from space and people complained to see rats as large as cats in garbage.

“You can see the juice pouring bags on the road. It stinks,” said Naeem Yousef. “It makes the areas fall. People say, “Look at these areas, how dirty these people are. »»

The discussions failed to conclude an agreement on Monday, but had to resume on Tuesday when the strike enters its fifth week.

Unite members, the union representing garbage truck workers left work on March 11 for the elimination of a post and painful salary discounts. The Council said that it had made a reasonable offer, that the cuts would only affect a small number of jobs and that the jobs being eliminated are not necessary.

The Birmingham municipal council managed by the workforce is actually bankrupt due to a regulation on historical wage discrimination. Consequently, he had to carry out significant budget reductions of 300 million pounds ($ 383 million) over two years and only provides the services required by law, including waste collection.

While lots of black bags littered the sidewalks with their content overflowing with holes chewed by creatures, the municipal council declared a major incident to call on cleaning teams and additional vehicles.

Photos on news sites and social networks show furniture, mattresses and car bumpers illegally poured alongside bulging garbage bags. In a neighborhood, garbage bags have been set on fire.

The United Kingdom’s Labor Government was criticized by opposition parties due to the problem, but Angela Rayner, Deputy of the Prime Minister, told members of the House of Commons that it was a local issue and that the government was pressure on both parties to reach an agreement.

“Our priority is to fight against misery and residents’ disturbances,” said Angela Rayner. “It is essential to protect public health by attacking the back of the waste.”

Kevin Hollinrake, a conservative deputy, said that the situation was “national embarrassment” and could become a public health emergency with hot temperatures scheduled later in the week.

Birmingham, a city of more than a million residents at 100 miles (160 kilometers) in the northwest of London in the Midlands of England, has already been here. A garbage strike in 2017 brought similar chaos and lasted seven weeks in the heat of the summer.

Picking workers were accused of prevented trucks with a starting tipper from leaving the deposits until the police intervene. But even with certain trucks that were rolling, the immense amount of waste is overwhelming and the options for residents to get rid of their waste is limited and take time.

Drone sequences on the BBC that were shot on Friday showed a backup of Milelong traffic (1.6 kilometer) to a mobile emptying site.

Vanita Patel said she put her garbage in the trash of her loved ones outside Birmingham. Yousef, meanwhile, withdrew the equipment from his work van to deliver his garbage and that of his neighbors to a local landfill site, where he had to make an appointment.

“It’s like winning a lottery now to try to get a reservation,” he said.