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Bamfurlong burst water main affects 12,000 homes Bamfurlong burst water main affects 12,000 homes
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Twelve thousand homes and businesses in parts of Gloucestershire lost their water supply for several hours after a 15in (38cm) main burst. Twelve thousand homes and businesses in Gloucestershire lost their water supply for several hours after a 15in (38cm) main burst.
Severn Trent Water said the incident at Bamfurlong, early on Thursday, affected customers in Cheltenham and Winchcombe.Severn Trent Water said the incident at Bamfurlong, early on Thursday, affected customers 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 were closed.
At 11:45 BST a Severn Trent spokeswoman said 2,000 customers were still without supply. At 15:50 BST Severn Trent said the supply was "gradually being restored" to 2,000 customers still without water.
'Emergency supplies' Earlier water was restored to an estimated 10,000 properties, however Severn Trent said customers "may be experiencing a difference in pressure levels at this time".
"Water has been restored to an estimated 10,000 properties, however customers may be experiencing a difference in pressure levels at this time," she said. 'Tankers deployed'
"Severn Trent are in liaison with Gloucester County Council emergency planning to identify those customers who may require emergency supplies of water. Water was moved from other areas into Cheltenham and tankers were deployed to bring water into the area.
"We are moving water from other areas into Cheltenham and we deployed tankers to bring water into the area. We apologise to our customers for the inconvenience this has caused." "There has been a reduction in calls from customers without water. Severn Trent engineers are working hard to restore supplies as quickly as possible," a spokesperson for the water company said.
Gloucestershire County Council has put a href="http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/closedschools/" title="Link to council website" >list of the closed schools on its website. "We apologise to our customers for the inconvenience this has caused," the company added.
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 spokeswoman said.
"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," he added. Six schools were closed on Thursday as a result of the burst.
A Gloucestershire County Council spokeswoman said it would not be known until the morning whether the affected schools would be open on Friday.