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Primary school flooded with sewage after burst pipe

Aled Scourfield
BBC News
BBC A school playground which is flooded with wastewater. There is a small wooden shed, plant potters and colourful toys which are surrounded by water. BBC
A local councillor said the pipe had burst on Saturday

A primary school in Pembrokeshire has been flooded with sewage after a sewer main burst.

Welsh Water confirmed its teams were at Broad Haven Primary School, Haverfordwest on Saturday, and repaired the burst main pipe.

The teams were back on Sunday conducting deep cleaning and disinfecting.

Councillor Nick Neumann said the pipe, which carries sewage waste from the village up to the sewage works, had burst on Saturday.

Broad Haven School is expected to open on Monday as normal.

A school playground which is flooded with wastewater. There is a small wooden shed, plant potters and fence which are surrounded by water.
Broad Haven school is expected to open on Monday as normal

Councillor Neumann praised the response from Welsh Water, who he said had been both "co-operative and responsive".

Welsh Water said it had identified a burst sewer main in the yard of the school.

A spokesperson said: "The affected area has been isolated and made safe, and resurfacing will take please early next week.

"We have been liaising with education officials, and this will not impact the planned school reopening tomorrow. The whole yard has been cleaned and sanitised and we apologise for any inconvenience caused."