Thames Water has reported that a leak has left 18 postcodes in London and Surrey with no water or low pressure this morning. The company said it had located the leak and is working to resolve the issue.
Affected areas and postcodes
Customers have been impacted across Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton and Wandsworth in London, as well as Elmbridge and Spelthorne in Surrey. The affected postcodes are CR4, KT1, KT10, KT12, KT2, KT3, KT5, KT6, KT7, KT8, SM4, SW16, SW17, SW18, SW19, SW20, TW10, and TW16.
Impact on residents and businesses
Images show supermarket shelves left bare as people rush to stock up on water. Schools in some parts of Surrey have been forced to close as a result of the outage.
