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| Southend burst main leaves hundreds without water | Southend burst main leaves hundreds without water |
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| Hundreds of homes were left without water and 17 schools were closed after a water main burst. | |
| Essex and Suffolk Water said crews had been called to a "large main" at the Bournes Green roundabout in Shoeburyness, Essex, at 07:25 GMT. | |
| The company tweeted just before 09:50 to say supplies "should be back on". | The company tweeted just before 09:50 to say supplies "should be back on". |
| It said water pressure might be lower than usual but would "build throughout the morning" and apologised for the inconvenience. | It said water pressure might be lower than usual but would "build throughout the morning" and apologised for the inconvenience. |
| Five postcode areas in and around Southend-on-Sea were affected - SS0, SS1, SS2, SS3 and SS9. | |
| Seventeen schools, including three high schools, were closed. | |
| Eileen Webster said she called the fire brigade at about 08:30 as water was all around her bungalow in Thorpe Hall Avenue and she could not get out. | Eileen Webster said she called the fire brigade at about 08:30 as water was all around her bungalow in Thorpe Hall Avenue and she could not get out. |
| Essex and Suffolk Water said it was repairing the pipe and a temporary lane closure had been put in on the road, which was expected to last for four days. |