Some people who lost their water supply on the Isle of Sheppey are still left without it today.

A burst main on the island off the northern coast of Kent meant up to 20,000 people were left without water yesterday or struggling with low water pressure.

Southern Water has been working around the clock to restore supplies since, and has apologised for the difficulties caused.

A spokesperson tweeted this morning: ‘We’re so sorry to say we’re still working on bringing supplies back. We have teams on site 24/7, and in the meantime the three bottled water stations are open this morning.’

The company has opened collection points offering bottled water outside Tesco and in the Promenade car park from 7am, and at the Minster Working Men’s Club from 9am.

Bottled water is also being delivered to people on the company’s priority services register, including people who are vulnerable or disabled.

The supply issues come after the Met Office issued an extreme heat weather warning into next week – saying some people are at risk of serious illness or death.

Forecasts suggest the UK could face temperatures exceeding 40°C in some places. This would be a new record, with the UK’s current highest temperature of 38.7°C set in July 2019.

‘We’re also continuing to make sure those on our priority service register have water delivered.

‘The team are working to get the repair finished as quickly as possible. We’re really sorry again for the disruption this situation will cause.’

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