Southern Water: Hundreds of families without water on Christmas Day due to burst main as firm orders 'double delivery' overnight
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Dozens of 'let down' families have woken up to no water on Christmas Day after a burst main left their supply running dry for as long as 24 hours. The leak has prompted responsible company Southern Water to say it is 'very sorry' for ongoing disruption in Strood and Rochester in Kent.
![[Zoe Burgess said it had taken until 9.10am yesterday to deliver bottles to her home and added: 'They gave me 12 bottles that are two litres each – the equivalent of four flushes.]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/25/09/93472545-14225651-image-a-3_1735119367594.jpg)
It is disruption that has meant more than 1000 households were initially affected by a localised drought though this number has now fallen to 50 today in Strood after efforts were made to restore access. Teams have been working 'round the clock' to repair the leaked main and water collection stations have been set up at Keystone Medical Centre in Gun Lane, Rochester.
![[Pictured: Strood. Volunteers from Strood Sports Centre also said they would open their site so people who would like a shower are able to do so]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/25/09/93472523-14225651-image-a-4_1735119386889.jpg)
Volunteers from Strood Sports Centre also said they would open their site so people who would like a shower are able to do so. But residents in the two affected towns are still unhappy. KentOnline reports that one fuming resident, 50-year-old Zoe Burgess, woke up at 7am on Monday to find she had no running water.
She added it had taken until 9.10am yesterday to deliver bottles to her home and said: 'They gave me 12 bottles that are two litres each – the equivalent of four flushes. Pictured: Rochester. Teams have been working 'round the clock' to repair the leaked main and water collection stations have been set up at Keystone Medical Centre in Gun Lane, Rochester.
