West Kent Villages Still Without Water After Pipe Burst

0:00On April 4th, folks in Westkin villages like Brentially, Mattfield, Pembery, and Lamberhurst are heading into a third day without water after a major. Pipe bursts from the fuel water treatment works in East Sussex. It hit Thursday morning, knocking out supplies to about 5,850 homes. Southeast water fixed the pipe Thursday afternoon, but air trapped in the lines has kept higher spots dry, especially in Brentially in Pembery. They promised most service back by Friday evening, with crews flushing it out overnight. Residents are frustrated after days of dry taps, and the company apologized again, saying text are pushing hard. To help out, they set up bottled water spots. Saturday morning, and Mattfield Village Hall, and the Tesco Superstore in Pembery. This isn't their first rodeo. Ovoa kicked off an investigation back in January over repeated outages hitting thousands. Here this year, freestyle weather and storm garretty left 30,000 properties parched for days, sparking calls for the CEO to step down.

1:02Engineers are still grinding to clear those air locks, so hang tight if you're affected, hoping flows return smooth and steady real soon.