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Thames Water: Issues remain as burst main repairs under way | |
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Thames Water had to drain flood water to access one of the burst pipes | 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. | 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. | 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 water pressure was likely to take time to return to normal. | |
The company apologised for disruption and said engineers are conducting the repair, which is expected to be completed over the next few days. | |
On Sunday a drive-through bottle water station was set up in a car park on Oxford Road in Swindon. | |
Bottled water was also delivered to priority customers, which includes people with a disability or a chronic health condition. | |
Staff from Thames Water worked overnight to try to resolve the issue | Staff from Thames Water worked overnight to try to resolve the issue |
Earlier a Thames Water spokesperson said: "We are sorry to those who experienced low water pressure or no water on Sunday following a burst water main near Cricklade. | |
"Yesterday morning our teams isolated the burst which has restored water supply to those impacted. | |
"We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused and would like our customers to know, we are working to resolve the issue and quickly and safely as possible." | |
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