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Tewkesbury homes without water after pipe burst | Tewkesbury homes without water after pipe burst |
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Some 10,000 homes and businesses have been left without water due to a burst main. | Some 10,000 homes and businesses have been left without water due to a burst main. |
Thirteen schools have also been closed in Tewkesbury, north Gloucestershire, as engineers work to repair the burst. | Thirteen schools have also been closed in Tewkesbury, north Gloucestershire, as engineers work to repair the burst. |
Severn Trent Water used a helicopter and drones to locate the problem. | Severn Trent Water used a helicopter and drones to locate the problem. |
It apologised and confirmed "water is gradually returning to normal for customers in Tewkesbury" and added it "aims to have everyone restored tonight as quickly as possible". | |
Tens of thousands of litres of bottled water are currently being distributed across three water handout sites. | |
The firm said it was using tankers to inject water directly into pipes to help customers. | |
A spokesperson said: "As it's a wide area that's been affected, it's a complicated job to get the system back to normal and it will take a while for the pipes to refill, so please bear with us. | |
"There may be some intermittent supplies or poor pressure overnight while we get everything sorted." | |
Many local supermarkets quickly sold out of bottled water as news of the outage spread. | Many local supermarkets quickly sold out of bottled water as news of the outage spread. |
It is the second major leak to hit the utility in recent months. | It is the second major leak to hit the utility in recent months. |
In October more than 7,000 households had no water in Churchdown, Cheltenham, after a 24in (60cm) main ruptured. | In October more than 7,000 households had no water in Churchdown, Cheltenham, after a 24in (60cm) main ruptured. |
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