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Waikiki Beach closed after 500,000 gallon raw sewage spill
WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow) -
Miles of beaches are still closed Monday night after about half a million gallons of raw sewage overflowed on Atkinson Drive and then poured into the Waikiki side of Magic Island.
Lifeguards at Waikiki Beach warned people to stay out of the water every ten minutes because of the potential for contaminated water.
"Please stay out of the water at least for the next couple of days or until we get the OK to go in," said Shayne Enright, Emergency Medical Services spokeswoman.
"Don't take the risk. We don't know what's in the water, you could get a serious infection get extremely sick or even worse," Enright said.
There was brown water seen coming out of a storm drain into the ocean near the Honolulu Zoo. It's unclear if it's sewage or just brown water. But the State Department of Health took samples on Monday and will be testing them over the next couple of days.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/29871436/waikiki-beach-closed-after-500000-gallon-raw-sewage-spill