Road closures will remain in place while engineers repair a burst water main that flooded homes in south-east London, Thames Water say.
Road closures will remain in place while engineers repair a burst water main that flooded homes in south-east London, Thames Water said.in Meadowcourt Road and Eltham Road in Blackheath, after they were flooded to a depth of about 20cm at about 04:38 GMT on Friday.Thames Water said repairs could take up to one week to be completed.
Other homes in the area were left without water or with low pressure on Friday after the ruptured pipe flooded an area of about 600m by 200m to a depth of around 50cm , London Fire Brigade said.Firefighters rescued flooded residents in south-east LondonIt added Eltham Road, between Burnt Ash Road and Kidbrooke Park Road, would remain closed while engineers carried out repairs.
TfL said the A23 was also affected, with Coldharbour Lane near Electric Lane shut to facilitate the works.
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