Thousands of Sussex homes without water and roads flooded
Thousands of homes in West Sussex, UK, experienced water supply issues and roads were flooded due to a significant burst water pipe. Southern Water reported that about 9,000 customers were impacted, but most supplies have since been restored as repair teams work on site.
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This incident highlights the vulnerability of essential infrastructure and the immediate disruption it can cause to daily life, local businesses, and emergency services in affected communities.
Image source, Eddie Mitchell Image caption, Areas of Crawley are flooded and about 9,000 homes have water supply issues
Thousands of homes in parts of West Sussex have water supply issues and a number of roads have flooded after what police are describing as a "significant" leak.
Roads around the Southgate Roundabout in Crawley have been closed on Sunday morning due to the burst water pipe, Sussex Police said.
Southern Water said about 9,000 customers were impacted, but as of 19:45 BST, most customers had seen their supplies restored.
A company spokesperson said: "Our teams are on site and working as quickly and safely as possible to repair the burst and restore supplies."
The company said customers were experiencing a loss of water supply or low pressure in the following areas - Woolborough Road, Holmcroft, Southgate, Tilgate and Furnace Green.
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