UK water shortage hits 11 areas - huge queues at emergency stations

UK water shortage hits 11 areas - huge queues at emergency stationsA total of 18,000 households have been without water since Saturday a water companies battles record-breaking temperatures Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Olivia Beeson 05:33, Thu, May 28, 2026 Updated: 05:35, Thu, May 28, 2026 Water distribution site (Image: Simon Jones/BBC)Thousands of residents formed lengthy queues at emergency water stations across after households in the south were left without running water during the hottest days of the year so far. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) A total of 18,000 households across Kent, including Herne Bay, Coxheath, Ashford, Maidstone and in the villages of Charing, Challock and Molash all faced disruption beginning on Saturday, May 23. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy PolicyThe crisis began over the weekend, and by Sunday at least 800 homes had been affected, with some properties still without supply as late as Wednesday evening.South East Water confirmed it had pumped 660 million litres of water to customers across the region - more than 100 million litres above the daily average.A Department for Enviro...