Thousands without water across south London after major pipe bursts

Thousands of people across south London have been left without water this morning with six postcodes impacted.

The areas include Crystal Palace, Sydenham and surrounding neighbourhoods with postcodes SE19, SE20, SE23, SE26, SE27, and SW16 affected.

People have reported a complete loss of water in these areas and a lack of water pressure.

The water outage is because of a burst pipe and Thames Water says engineers have been working throughout the night to fix the issue.

It is also dealing with a separate leak at Crystal Palace pumping station.

Londoners are not happy this morning and many have taken to social media to express their anger.

One wrote: ‘More than 12 hours without water in West Norwood. We don’t have water to drink and flush the toilet.’

Others across London have also reported similar issues trying to flush their loos.

Another said: ‘Will you be providing bottled water? We cannot wash or flush loos. This is a long time with no water.’

Emergency measures including the redirecting of water through alternative pipelines has been installed.

Some residents have reported cloudy water with bubbles in their supply.

This is caused by trapped air in the pipes while work is carried out to fix the issue.

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