Hundreds in London flats left without regular running water since last year
Residents in nine blocks of flats in Tower Hamlets, London, have been without regular running water for over seven months. The housing association has been slow to address the issue, which residents suspect is linked to nearby construction.
Why it matters
It highlights a critical failure in basic infrastructure and landlord accountability in a major urban center during extreme weather.
Limscott House in Tower Hamlets, where the water has been turned off without warning for hours each day. Limscott House in Tower Hamlets, where the water has been turned off without warning for hours each day. London Hundreds in London flats left without regular running water since last year Supply in nine blocks in Tower Hamlets affected with some residents suspecting nearby building developments
They cannot even flush their toilets: life in east London blocks where taps often run dry
Prefer the Guardian on Google Hundreds of residents in blocks of flats in east London have been left without regular running water for more than seven months after development in the area may have left it without an adequate supply.
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