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| Milton Keynes streets flooded by burst water main | Milton Keynes streets flooded by burst water main |
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| A burst water main has flooded three streets, affecting about 50 homes. | A burst water main has flooded three streets, affecting about 50 homes. |
| Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue was called to the Downs Barn and Downhead Park areas of Milton Keynes at about 09:00 GMT on Boxing Day. | Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue was called to the Downs Barn and Downhead Park areas of Milton Keynes at about 09:00 GMT on Boxing Day. |
| A spokesman said the leak had created a body of water "estimated at 25 metres wide by half-a-mile-long" and flooded 10 homes to a depth of 1ft (0.3m). | |
| Firefighters have been pumping water into drains while Anglian Water engineers worked to isolate the supply. | |
| Ground-floor electricity has been switched off at homes in Loriner Place, Shannon Court, Farrier Place and Windrush Close, and residents advised to stay on the first floors. | |
| Fire crews from Broughton, Great Holm, Newport Pagnell, Bletchley and Aylesbury, who were called to the scene, have been giving "door-to-door advice" to people. | |
| The force said it hoped work to pump water out of the affected properties would be finished by the end of Boxing Day. | |
| Milton Keynes Council said its staff were checking on residents and helping manage the impact on roads. |