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A burst water pipe in Crawley, West Sussex, has led to thousands of homes losing their water supply and several roads being closed since Sunday morning. Southern Water reports that approximately 9,000 customers are affected, with the company setting up bottled water stations and prioritizing repairs. Local resident John Boulton expressed frustration over the lack of water service despite having recently paid for it. Roads including Southgate Avenue and part of the A23 remain closed as emergency services manage the situation safely.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-27,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
A burst water pipe in Crawley, West Sussex, left around 9,000 customers without water or with low pressure on Sunday morning. Roads near Southgate Roundabout were closed due to flooding. Meanwhile, a separate incident involving a "large burst water main" affected up to 15,000 properties across five London boroughs and parts of Surrey on Monday, though this number later fell to about 6,000. Schools in areas like Kingston upon Thames and Merton were forced to close due to the supply issues. Thames Water worked to isolate the burst main in West Molesey and reroute water around its network to restore supplies as quickly as possible.
Written for “Burst Pipe Crisis London” on 2026-10-07,
grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
- Published
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.
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police → publish → leak
Roads around the Southgate Roundabout in Crawley have been closed on Sunday morning due to the burst water pipe, Sussex Police said.
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Police → close → pipe
Southern Water said around 9,000 customers were impacted and it was setting up bottled water stations.
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it → say → stations
A company spokesperson said: "Our teams are on site and working as quickly and safely as possible to repair the burst and restore supplies."
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teams → say → 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.
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customers → say → areas
The Southern Water spokesperson added: "Restoring water to customers as quickly as possible remains our highest priority."
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Restoring → add → customers
He said: "It's pretty disgusting, really - we pay so much for the water supply."
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we → say → supply
Boulton said he had just paid £22 for bottled water in a shop.
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he → say → shop
Southgate Avenue, Crawley Avenue and part of the A23 are currently closed, according to Southern Water.
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Avenue → close → Water
Sussex Police has asked that people avoid the area while emergency services manage the situation safely.
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services → ask → situation
The County Mall shopping centre in the town has been temporarily closed due to the water outages.
Martin Lawrence was making deliveries in the area at 05:00 BST.
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Lawrence → close → BST
He told BBC Radio Sussex: "I came across this massive flood going across the road.
"There was a large amount of water going from one side of the roundabout to the other and going into an underpass.
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I → tell → underpass
I've never seen so much water in my life."
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I → see → life
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