SES Water assured that it would be working hard to reroute water from across its network to restore supply for affected customers.
There are two main types of sinkholes: those that form slowly over time (cover-subsidence sinkholes) and those that appear suddenly (cover-collapse sinkholes).
On Monday night, a large sinkhole opened up in the Surrey village of Godstone, swallowing part of the road.
Godstone High Street was forced to close between Oxted Road and Bletchingley Road, according to Surrey Police.
This means that when it rains, all the water remains within the sinkhole, typically draining into the subsurface.
