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| Gloucester flooding: Tankers pump water to hospital after main bursts | |
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| Cirencester firefighters have been using pumps capable of clearing 7,000 litres of water per minute | |
| Tankers have been pumping water directly to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital after supplies were affected by a burst water main. | |
| Barnwood Road in Gloucester was flooded on Monday when one of the area's biggest water supply pipes burst. | |
| The hospital has said it is "not anticipating any water shortages" as it has reserves that can last two days. | |
| The road remains closed while "complex" repairs continue, Severn Trent has said. | |
| In an update the supplier said engineers isolated the burst main on Monday evening while fire crews pumped water away from the leak. | |
| The spokesperson said: "Our engineers isolated the burst yesterday and have restored water supplies by pumping water into the system and moving water around our network in a different way. | |
| "Now that water supplies are back on, our focus is making the repair as quickly as we can and getting everything back to normal. | |
| "This will be a complex repair due to other utility cables in the area, however it is our priority to fix it as quickly, and safely as possible." | |
| Firefighters started pumping the floodwater away on Monday night | Firefighters started pumping the floodwater away on Monday night |
| They added the road will remain closed to keep workers safe as repairs are carried out. | |
| "We will also be continuing to use tankers in the area to ensure supplies remain on for everyone while the repair work is under way," the spokesperson said. | |
| Severn Trent apologised to customers affected by the burst main and road closure. | |
| "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 problem was likely caused by recent freezing temperatures that can put pressure on pipe joints, causing them to leak or burst. | |
| Clara Hudson, who has lived on Barnwood Road for 55 years, 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 had been 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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