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| Gloucester flooding: Barnwood Road still closed due to burst water pipe | Gloucester flooding: Barnwood Road still closed due to burst water pipe |
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| Cirencester firefighters can use pumps to clear 7,000 litres of water per minute | Cirencester firefighters can use pumps to clear 7,000 litres of water per minute |
| A road remains closed after firefighters spent the night pumping floodwater away. | A road remains closed after firefighters spent the night pumping floodwater away. |
| Barnwood Road in Gloucester was flooded when one of the area's biggest water supply pipes burst. | Barnwood Road in Gloucester was flooded when one of the area's biggest water supply pipes burst. |
| Fire crews arrived with pumps to start clearing the floodwater on Monday evening. | Fire crews arrived with pumps to start clearing the floodwater on Monday evening. |
| Severn Trent has apologised to those currently without water, and confirmed on Tuesday afternoon the supply had been restored. | |
| The company says it has provided a tanker to the nearby Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, which has two days of water reserves, to ensure its supply continues. | The company says it has provided a tanker to the nearby Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, which has two days of water reserves, to ensure its supply continues. |
| "The water is currently being pumped away. | "The water is currently being pumped away. |
| "At the moment our priority remains to restore supplies as quickly as possible and once this is complete we will then focus on making the repair," said a company statement. | "At the moment our priority remains to restore supplies as quickly as possible and once this is complete we will then focus on making the repair," said a company statement. |
| Firefighters started pumping the floodwater away on Monday night | Firefighters started pumping the floodwater away on Monday night |
| "We're really sorry for the inconvenience this is causing, especially as we understand that this is a busy road," Severn Trent added. | "We're really sorry for the inconvenience this is causing, especially as we understand that this is a busy road," Severn Trent added. |
| The supplier has said the burst was likely caused by recent freezing temperatures that can put pressure on pipe joints, causing them to leak or burst. | The supplier has said the burst was likely caused by recent freezing temperatures that can put pressure on pipe joints, causing them to leak or burst. |
| Clara Hudson has lived on Barnwood Road for 55 years, she said: "I've never seen anything like it - I've got no water or electricity." | Clara Hudson has lived on Barnwood Road for 55 years, she said: "I've never seen anything like it - I've got no water or electricity." |
| Clara Hudson said she had never seen the road so badly flooded | Clara Hudson said she had never seen the road so badly flooded |
| She added the water level was rising "all the time". | She added the water level was rising "all the time". |
| People living in homes close to Barnwood Road have been told their power may be disrupted while the water is pumped away. | People living in homes close to Barnwood Road have been told their power may be disrupted while the water is pumped away. |
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