Novorossiysk is experiencing an indefinite water outage after flooding affected artesian wells on the Troitsky group water pipeline near the Kuban River. Water supply has been reduced, with residents receiving cold water only for a few hours daily.
A water pipe rupture at a subway construction site in Giheung-gu, Yongin, has cut off water supply to approximately 20,000 households. Restoration work is underway, with emergency water supply provided by the city.
Thousands in Kent faced water outages for a week during the hottest period of the year, with vulnerable residents struggling to access bottled water. Businesses lost thousands, and criticism is aimed at South East Water for failing infrastructure and executive pay, despite high customer bills.
MPs have declared no confidence in South East Water's CEO David Hinton and board following repeated water outages affecting 2.3 million customers in Berkshire, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. The Efra committee report criticises leadership for a culture of unaccountability after a two-week outage in Tunbridge Wells left tens of thousands without water, including vulnerable people in care homes. The company faces a £22m fine from Ofwat for supply disruptions affecting over 286,000 people between 2020-2023.
