Trash, Rats and Disease Cover Homeless Encampments in LA | NBCLA

More than a year ago, the NBC4 I-Team exposed LA’s trash and rat problem and how it fueled an epidemic of the disease typhus. NBC4 now finds that the problem is as bad as ever, making the City of Angels the City of Trash. Joel Grover reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Read more here:

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