Hundreds of homes in Kent and Sussex left without water after supply outages
Key takeaways
- At least 250 homes remained without water on Monday.
- Prefer the Guardian on Google Hundreds of homes in Kent and Sussex have been left without water by a company that MPs recently accused of incompetence.
- South East Water said the hot weather and extra demand for water meant it was having to pump more drinking water than usual to higher ground.
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At least 250 homes remained without water on Monday. Photograph: Peter Flude/The Guardian View image in fullscreen At least 250 homes remained without water on Monday. Photograph: Peter Flude/The Guardian Water Hundreds of homes in Kent and Sussex left without water after supply outages Charing, Challock and Molash worst affected, as South East Water says ‘technical failure at pumping station’ to blame
Prefer the Guardian on Google Hundreds of homes in Kent and Sussex have been left without water by a company that MPs recently accused of incompetence.
South East Water said the hot weather and extra demand for water meant it was having to pump more drinking water than usual to higher ground.