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| Thames Water: Water is restored to thousands of homes | |
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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 have had their water following a burst water main. | |
| 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 had isolated the pipe near Cricklade 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | "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." | "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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