FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a pile of rubbish on the street, as the strike action by Birmingham bin workers represented by the Unite union enters its fourth week, in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Britain, April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A man and a child walk past a pile of rubbish, as the strike action by Birmingham bin workers represented by the Unite union enters its fourth week, in Sparkhill, Birmingham, Britain, April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A school girl holds her nose due to the smell of a pile of rubbish on the street, as the strike action by Birmingham bin workers represented by the Unite union enters its fourth week, in Sparkhill, Birmingham, Britain, April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/ File Photo/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a pile of rubbish on the street, as the strike action by Birmingham bin workers represented by the Unite union enters its fourth week, in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Britain, April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo
Jaimi Joy
FILE PHOTO: A man and a child walk past a pile of rubbish, as the strike action by Birmingham bin workers represented by the Unite union enters its fourth week, in Sparkhill, Birmingham, Britain, April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo
Jaimi Joy
FILE PHOTO: A school girl holds her nose due to the smell of a pile of rubbish on the street, as the strike action by Birmingham bin workers represented by the Unite union enters its fourth week, in Sparkhill, Birmingham, Britain, April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/ File Photo/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) - Rats feasting on mounds of rotting rubbish during a refuse collection strike in Britain's second-biggest city have led to warnings of a public health crisis, with no end in sight to the long-running dispute.