Southern Water customers’ taps ran dry or lost pressure after a fault at one of its supply works“It feels awful,” said Samantha Hargreaves as she trundled her bottle-laden trolley past queues of cars waiting for drinking water in an Asda car park. It was the second year in a row that her water supply had been cut off shortly before Christmas, and she was loading up her car with extra bottles to give to less mobile neighbours.“There’s quite a few of us who are struggling,” said Hargreaves, a 31-year-old community healthcare assistant. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/19/these-water-companies-have-got-a-nerve-anger-in-southampton-as-58000-homes-lose-supply-while-bills-surge
Author : Ajit Niranjan
Publish date : 2024-12-19 18:29:06
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‘These water companies have got a damn nerve’: anger in England as 58,000 homes lose supply while bills surge
