Pupils at £50k a year Eton College told to stay at home after Storm Henke flooded its sewers
PRIVILEGED pupils at elite boarding school Eton College have been told to stay at home because its sewers have flooded.
Boys at the £50,000-a-year seat of learning were due back in class on Tuesday after the Christmas break.
But plans went down the pan after constant rainfall and flooding overloaded the sewerage system.
Classes are being held online instead until engineers can sort out the problem.
Eton College is one of the UK’s most prestigious schools and many former prime ministers, including Boris Johnson and David Cameron, were educated there.
Both Prince William and his brother Harry also attended.
The delayed start of term at the school, in Berkshire, comes as nearly 100 flood warnings remain in place in England following last week’s Storm Henke.
The college said: “Following extensive flooding in the region, the sewers which serve the town of Eton flooded.
“Therefore, boys could not return for the scheduled start of term.
“We are in regular contact with Thames Water and we look forward to welcoming boys back as soon as possible.”
Thames Water said: “The recent heavy rainfall, along with high groundwater levels and river flooding, caused our sewer system to overload.
“We are sorry to staff and students.”
It said teams would be carrying out a clean-up in the coming days.