BREAKING: Thousands of households in south-east England could face Christmas without running water after freezing temperatures caused pipes to burst.
Thousands of households in south-east England could face Christmas without running water after freezing temperatures caused pipes to burst.
Water companies are working to ensure tens of thousands of homes in large parts of Sussex, Kent and Hampshire are reconnected by the weekend. Firms said the rapid thaw of frozen pipes had increased the number of bursts and leaks on the underground network of pipes, causing storage reservoir levels to drop after temperatures plunged below zero.
South East Water said it is ‘committed to getting its customers who are currently without water back in supply by Christmas Day if not sooner’. The firm said there was a 300% increase in the number of bursts, and chief executive David Hinton said about 5,000 properties were still affected on Wednesday.The cold weather has meant water pipes are frozen
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