Residents in Wimbledon and Tooting still without running water this morning after a burst main caused havoc with the supply yesterday.
The burst water main in Kingston Road flooded large parts of Wimbledon and Tooting yesterday afternoon, with numerous residents reporting problems with their water supply.
Last night, Thames Water posted on social media that it had re-routed the water supply but that residents may still experience issues.
Still no water in Seely Rd, SW17, since 2pm Sun @thameswater. Please fix, and communicate. Map shows 22 June New Malden's, but not #tooting
— Jon Cox (@jon_cox) July 4, 2016
Posting on Twitter it said: “We've re-routed water from other parts of the network and majority of the affected areas should now be back in supply.
“Unfortunately due to the size of the area affected, some customers may still be experiencing low pressure.”
From yesterday: UPDATED: Pictures and video as hundreds of homes in SW17, SW19, SW20, KT6, KT3 and CR4 without water after burst water main in Kingston Road
One resident living in the SW17 postcode tweeted that he was still without water this morning.
One resident said the road was “like a river” and numerous others reported losing their water supply completely.
Hundreds of homes were reportedly affected by the leak.
Commuters are experiencing long delays on Kingston Road this morning and the 152 bus is being diverted.
- Have you been affected? Send an email to jonathan.mitchell@london.newsquest.co.uk
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