Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’

Reported by The Guardian World · 9 hours ago · Sandra Laville

Leak causes outages and low pressure in parts of London and Surrey, affecting 6,000 properties and leaving some without waterSchools, businesses and homes across seven boroughs in England were hit by a Thames Water outage on Monday, from a burst water main reportedly leaking 750 litres a…

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