Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’
A flooded recreation ground in Molesey, Surrey, on Monday 28 September after a Thames Water main burst. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PAView image in fullscreenA flooded recreation ground in Molesey, Surrey, on Monday 28 September after a Thames Water main burst. A spokesperson said: “Our specialist team is now on site and working to stop the water flooding from the broken pipe.”Schools and colleges were forced to close across the boroughs.
- ▪A flooded recreation ground in Molesey, Surrey, on Monday 28 September after a Thames Water main burst.
- ▪Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PAView image in fullscreenA flooded recreation ground in Molesey, Surrey, on Monday 28 September after a Thames Water main burst.
- ▪A spokesperson said: “Our specialist team is now on site and working to stop the water flooding from the broken pipe.”Schools and colleges were forced to close across the boroughs.
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A flooded recreation ground in Molesey, Surrey, on Monday 28 September after a Thames Water main burst. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PAView image in fullscreenA flooded recreation ground in Molesey, Surrey, on Monday 28 September after a Thames Water main burst. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PAWater industrySchools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’Leak causes outages and low pressure in parts of London and Surrey, affecting 6,000 properties and leaving some without waterSandra LavilleMon 28 Sep 2026 08.53 EDTLast modified on Mon 28 Sep 2026 08.56 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleSchools, businesses and homes across seven boroughs in England were hit by a Thames Water outage on Monday, from a burst water main reportedly leaking 750 litres a…
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