Thousands of homes in parts of West Sussex have water supply issues and a number of roads have flooded after what police are describing as a “significant” leak.
Roads around the Southgate Roundabout in Crawley have been closed on Sunday morning due to the burst water pipe, Sussex Police said.
Southern Water said about 9,000 customers were impacted, but as of 19:45 BST, most customers had seen their supplies restored.
A company spokesperson said: “Our teams are on site and working as quickly and safely as possible to repair the burst and restore supplies.”
The company said customers were experiencing a loss of water supply or low pressure in the following areas – Woolborough Road, Holmcroft, Southgate, Tilgate and Furnace Green.
It first reported at 12:00 that supplies had returned to some homes.
Southern Water said its teams were still carrying out repairs but the damaged section of pipe had been removed and its replacement installed.
“We apologise for this disruption and would like to thank customers for their patience while we complete the repair,” it added.
John Boulton, who is 82, and his partner were without water earlier.
He said: “It’s pretty disgusting, really – we pay so much for the water supply.”
Boulton said he had just paid £22 for bottled water in a shop.