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United States Thames Water outage: London schools forced to close as water ...
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Schools in London have been forced to shut after their water ran out due to a power supply issue at a treatment plant in the capital.
Homes have also been left without water or low pressure following a power supply issue at the Ashford and Hampton water treatment works in west London.
“We’re really sorry if you have low pressure or no water,” Thames Water said in a statement. “We’re working hard to fix the issue and to get things back to normal.”
Postcodes in south and west London are predominantly affected by the outage, with around 35 areas in total dealing with supply issues.
The Vineyard School and St Richards Reynolds schools in Richmond and Twickenham have confirmed they have closed.
- Schools forced to shut due to no running water
- Thames Water says outage caused by power issue at treatment works
- Water supply problems in London
The power issue that caused water outages has been resolved and supply will return to buildings today, a Thames Water spokesperson has said.
Water tankers will be sent "as a precaution" to affected areas to "support local hospitals and critical infrastructure", the spokesperson added.
“Getting water supplies back on is our top priority and while our team work on this we’re identifying everyone in the affected area who has pre-registered with us as having special requirements, such as being medically reliant on water, so we can get in touch and make sure we give them the help and support they need,” they added.
File photo: A Thames Water tanker pumps water during a drought
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Matt Mathers13 September 2023 11:36
A local MP has said she is trying to get more information from Thames Water about when its supply issues will be resolved.
“I’m trying to get more information for local residents and alarmed that schools are having to close because of this issue,” Munira Wilson, the Liberal Democrat MP for Twickenham, wrote on X.
Matt Mathers13 September 2023 11:27
At least two schools have been forced to close this morning due to water supply issues.
The Vineyard School in Richmond shut after its water completely stopped.
St Richard Reynolds in Twickenham also closed, saying “due to water issues, the college site has no option but to close”.
Matt Mathers13 September 2023 11:11
So far, all the areas affected are in west and southwest London, according to Thames Water.
The supplier said the following postcodes are experiencing supply issues or low pressure:
SW4, SW8, SW9, SW13, SW14, SW15, SW18, SW19, TW1, TW2, TW3, TW4, TW5, TW7, TW8, TW9, TW10, TW11, TW12, TW13, TW14, TW17, W1H, W1H, W1M, W1N, W2, W3, W4, W6, W7, W10, W12, W13, W14
File photo: Houses in London
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Matt Mathers13 September 2023 11:07
Thames Water has said the outage has been caused by a power supply issue at treatment works.
The problem was identified at the Ashford and Hampton plant in west London.
“We’re working hard to fix the issue and to get things back to normal,” a statement said.
“We’ll provide further updates here as soon as we have more information.”
Matt Mathers13 September 2023 11:01
Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of water supply issues in London.
The west and southwest of the capital appear to be affected by the issue, with a number of schools forced to close.
Homes are also affected. Stay tuned for the latest updates.
Matt Mathers13 September 2023 10:56
