They cannot even flush their toilets: life in east London blocks where taps often run dry
Residents of the Devons Road estate in east London have been suffering from a lack of reliable running water for nearly a year. The housing association is only now beginning to address the infrastructure failures that have left hundreds unable to wash, cook, or flush toilets.
Why it matters
This highlights a severe failure in basic public utility provision and housing management in a major metropolitan area.
Chagford House, Devons Road estate, which has been affected by water shortages, with supply turned off for hours each day. Chagford House, Devons Road estate, which has been affected by water shortages, with supply turned off for hours each day. Water They cannot even flush their toilets: life in east London blocks where taps often run dry Devons Road estate residents describe months-long ordeal of not being able to wash, clean or cook for much of the day
Hundreds in London flats left without regular running water since last year
Prefer the Guardian on Google Christmas Day in east London . Beatrice Asante empties a bag of potatoes into her kitchen sink and turns on the tap. Nothing. She turns it off and on again. Still nothing. What now?
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