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| Bamfurlong burst water main affects 12,000 homes | |
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| Thousands of homes and businesses in parts of Gloucestershire have lost their water supply after a 15in (38cm) main burst. | Thousands of homes and businesses in parts of Gloucestershire have lost their water supply after a 15in (38cm) main burst. |
| Severn Trent Water said the incident at Bamfurlong, early on Thursday, was affecting 12,000 properties in Cheltenham and Winchcombe. | |
| Twenty people were rescued from floods at a motel and seven schools in the area have been closed. | Twenty people were rescued from floods at a motel and seven schools in the area have been closed. |
| A Severn Trent spokesman said engineers were working on the problem. | A Severn Trent spokesman said engineers were working on the problem. |
| But he was unable to say when it would be fixed and said supplies were being re-routed and water tankers deployed. | But he was unable to say when it would be fixed and said supplies were being re-routed and water tankers deployed. |
| Gloucestershire County Council has put a list of the closed schools on its website. | |
| A Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said it was called to reports of a large flood outside of the Briarfields Motel on the B4063 in Cheltenham just after 05:40 BST on Thursday. | A Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said it was called to reports of a large flood outside of the Briarfields Motel on the B4063 in Cheltenham just after 05:40 BST on Thursday. |
| "Firefighters led 20 people to safety from the motel and adjoining caravan park to dry land. | "Firefighters led 20 people to safety from the motel and adjoining caravan park to dry land. |
| "The high volume pump has been deployed and crews from Cheltenham and Gloucester are on the scene pumping the water to where it will not cause any further problems. | "The high volume pump has been deployed and crews from Cheltenham and Gloucester are on the scene pumping the water to where it will not cause any further problems. |
| "Crews are expected to remain at the scene for at least a further two hours," he added | "Crews are expected to remain at the scene for at least a further two hours," he added |