‘They couldn’t care less’: plan to solve sewage crisis in Illinois town merely ‘a patch’

Residents of Centreville, a majority-Black town, say their calls for help have been met with silence or half-measures from officials

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Residents of a majority-Black community that have endured long-term flooding from sewage claim that a proposed plan to remedy the issue is insufficient. The Guardian reported last month on how even modest rainfall causes Centreville, 10 minutes from downtown St Louis, to be overwhelmed by sewage that overwhelms homes and streets.

Following the Guardian's reporting on the humanitarian crisis" in Centreville, Illinois senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) to approve federal funding that could potentially address the city's failing infrastructure.