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

Global Published 28 September 2026, 17:53 · archived 28 Sep 2026

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 second.About 6,000 properties across five south London boroughs and two Surrey boroughs had no water supply or low pressure, Thames Water said. Continue reading...

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