Thames Water chaos: Thousands hit by water shortage with schools shut – is YOUR area affected?
THOUSANDS of Brits have been hit by a mass water shortage with schools forced to shut.
Thames Water have said that a number of homes in west and southwest London have been left with low pressure or without water.
The firm said the problem had been caused by a huge power supply problem.
This has affected Ashford and Hampton water treatment works in west London and seen thousands start the morning with little to no water.
Local schools have now been forced to close their doors after the supply chaos.
Some have already initiated remote learning with the power problems forcing head teachers to decide that buildings will not open today.
Munira Wilson, the MP for Twickenham in south west London, said she is “alarmed” that some schools in her area have been forced to close and urged Thames Water to “sort this soon”.
Sheen Mount Primary School in West London is one school which has been confirmed to have closed.
Vineyard School in Richmond was among schools telling parents to collect their children.
And Kenyngton Manor Primary School was also reported to have closed thanks to the power supply issues.
Worried parents and grandparents took to social media to inform others as the morning chaos unfolded.
Thames Water said: “We’re working hard to fix the issue and to get things back to normal.
“We’ll provide further updates here as soon as we have more information.”
The following postcodes are affected: CR4, E5, E8, EC1V, KT1, KT2, KT3, KT8, HA0, N1, N15, N16, N17, NW1, NW2, NW10, SE1, SE11, SE16, SE17, SW4, SW8, SW9, SW13, SW14, SW15, SW18, SW19, TW4, TW5, TW7, TW8, TW10, TW11, TW12, TW14, TW17, UB1, UB2, UB6, W1H, W1H, W1M, W1N, W2, W3, W4, W6, W7, W10, W12, W13, W14.