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Foul stench blamed on Europe

A foul smell hanging over southern England last week was blamed on easterly winds bringing either farming or industrial smells across the Channel. Labelled “Euro-whiff” by the Met Office, the source of the smell - alternately described as sulphur and manure - is under investigation.

Sarah Holland from the Met Office said it had had dozens of calls from the public looking for information. She said: “Basically, over the last few days, we’ve had fresh, strong winds from an easterly direction. As a result some of our air is coming from continental Europe.”

Miss Holland said while members of Met Office staff were trying to trace the exact source of the “apparent atmospheric aroma”, the likely explanation was either agricultural or industrial works in western Europe.

Helen Chivers of the Met Office said the origin of the smell had been narrowed down to the area of Europe roughly bordered by Holland, Germany and Belgium.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .