Southern Water has apologised to customers in Kent after a power issue caused a reservoir to fail.
Hundreds of people in east Kent have been left with no water or low pressure amid soaring temperatures.
Southern Water said power issues on Friday evening caused a reservoir which serves the Broadstairs and St Peters areas to fail.However, a power issue on Saturday has affected the same customers again, and some are still without water. A Southern Water spokesperson said: "A mitigation has been put in place and many of our customers will already be back in supply.It comes as the Met Office has issued its first ever red warning for extreme heat, which points to a risk to health.
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