NO PICNIC Mum terrified after five giant RATS invade children’s playground, sit on picnic table and ‘run over’ her foot
A MUM was left terrified after five giant rats invaded a children's playground - and one even "ran over" her foot.
Nicola Ojibara was visiting the park in Brighton with her daughter when she spotted the rodents crawling over picnic benches and scavenging between the swings and slides .
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She told The Argus: "I took my daughter to the park and she was on the toddler swings and then she was like, ‘Look Mum, there’s a rat’.
“I saw one under a bench, then I saw another and then another.
“I saw five, the fifth one ran over my foot as I took a picture – it was disgusting.
“I really felt like going to the hospital and getting tested for the whole lot.
“I was really freaking out – I would be no good on I’m a Celebrity.”
Saunders Park has a play area, paddling pool, basketball and football courts.
The stunned mum took pictures of the rats and contacted the council about the issue.
She said: "I rang them from the park and they were closed and told me that they wouldn’t do anything until Monday.
'FREAKING OUT'
“I thought, ‘Nah mate, this a children’s playground with kids around’.
“The rats will be pooing and peeing and they could be picking it up and putting it in their mouths.”
A council spokesperson said: “We are aware of this issue and have been working to address it.
“The problem stems from more people spending time in our parks during the pandemic, which has unfortunately led to more litter and food waste being left in our parks, attracting rats.
“We have been working to control the numbers and are optimistic we will soon see a large decrease as pest control measures have already been put in place.
“We would like to encourage anyone spending time in our parks to please bin their litter or take it home if they can’t find an empty bin, as this will limit the chances of this happening again.”It comes after we told how plagues of rats have infested Britain’s homes and abandoned buildings during the coronavirus lockdown.
Pest controllers said the pandemic has provided “a perfect storm” for the randy rodents to multiply.
The hot weather earlier in the year, closed businesses and a fall in rubbish collections have all led to a spike in the number of rats on Britain’s streets.
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