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Burst main fixed but issues remain for residents | |
(32 minutes later) | |
Thames Water had to drain flood water to access one of the burst pipes | |
Thousands of homes in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire may still have little to no water pressure after multiple burst pipes. | |
Two burst pipes in the Cricklade area left thousands of homes without water on Sunday. | |
Thames Water said it made "complex repairs" overnight but warned residents in the SN6, SN26, GL7 and GL8 postcodes that water pressure was likely to take time to return to normal. | |
The company apologised for disruption and said it had delivered bottled water to priority customers. | |
On Sunday, a drive-through bottle water station was set up in a car park on Oxford Road in Swindon. | On Sunday, a drive-through bottle water station was set up in a car park on Oxford Road in Swindon. |
Staff from Thames Water worked overnight to try to resolve the issue | |
Earlier, Thames Water spokesperson said: "Everyone affected by the earlier burst pipe should now find their water is back on. | |
"Please be aware that the water pressure is likely to take time to build in the local pipe network. | |
"We're sorry for the disruption this has caused." | |
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