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Power cut in Kent and East Sussex leaves thousands without water

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A water station in Hawkhurst has been handing out supplies

About 8,000 homes and businesses in Kent and East Sussex have lost their water supply after a treatment works had to be shut down.

Other properties in the Kilndown, Hawkhurst, Northiam and Sandhurst areas suffered low pressure.

South East Water said the fault was caused by a power cut on Friday.

The company said it hopes to restore all supplies by Tuesday morning, with a bottled water station opened in Dickens Way, Hawkhurst.

The company is delivering bottles to vulnerable customers on its priority services register.

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