Thousands in UK forced to queue up for water after supply hits ‘critical level’

Around 8,000 customers are without a water supply in Whistable (Picture: PA)

Thousands of people in Whitstable are without a water supply as storage reservoirs for the area ‘reach a critical level’ during the heatwave.

Queues of people lined up at a bottled water collection point at a Sainsbury’s near the Kent town today, as South East Water said 8,000 customers were without supply.

The company has urged customers to use water for essential purposes only – for drinking, washing and cooking, as supply issues continued from over the hot bank holiday weekend.

Kent County Council announced it will step up public scrutiny of water supply, quality and infrastructure in the county following a series of water outages in recent days, leaving residents ‘fed up’.

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