1,500 homes hit as water main bursts

SOME Seaford homes were left without water for 10 hours after a water main burst in Eastbourne Road.

South East Water was flooded with calls as up to 1,500 homes were cut off at about 4pm on Monday. An emergency water bowser and bottled water was laid on for people in Chyngton Lane.

A South East Water spokesman said: 'Around 1,500 people experienced loss of supply. However, most of the area was re-zoned by 17.30pm.

'At 17.40pm South East Water started calling back customers in the affected area who reported that they had no water.'

However, the maintenance crew's job was made more difficult as they tried to repair the breach in driving rain and storm force winds.

'Around half a dozen customers were without water till 2am when the repair was completed. Inspectors had to work through the night to deal with this issue as they were hampered and delayed by the adverse weather and the main was fully reinstated by 6am.'