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Homes in Tunbridge Wells without water for days after wrong chemicals added

todayDecember 2, 2025

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Elderly people unable to reach water stations set up by South East Water after treatment site closed

Thousands of homes have been without water for four days in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, after South East Water accidentally added the wrong chemicals to the tap water supply.

Schools across the area have been shut for two days, and residents have been filling buckets with rainwater to flush toilets. Cats, dogs and guinea pigs have been given Evian to drink as the people of Tunbridge Wells wait for their water to be switched back on. Currently, 18,000 homes are without water.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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