Guardian column recounts maggots raining down during London's 2022 heatwave

A Guardian News piece recalls a plague of maggots that fell like hail in a London neighbourhood during the record-breaking summer heat of 2022. A resident reportedly tackled the problem with a jet wash.

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1. 20 Oct, 06:00 UTCFirst appeared on The Guardian

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• The pest I’ll never forget: the maggots that rained down like hailThe Guardian