泰晤士水务管道爆裂致数千户断水 多所学校被迫关闭

泰晤士水务公司一条供水管道在Molesey发生爆裂，导致伦敦南部和萨里郡范围内的大规模供水中断。1受影响地区约有6000处房产出现断水或水压过低的情况，分布在伦敦的五个行政区和萨里郡的两个行政区。1据称破裂管道每秒泄水750升。1

断水事件从周一上午约5时开始。1包括拥有2000名学生的六年制学院Esher College在内的多所学校被迫关闭。1泰晤士水务公司已派遣专业团队赶赴现场，并向受影响客户提供用水及瓶装水供应站。1公司发言人表示："我们的专业团队已到场，正在阻止破裂管道的漏水。"1

自民党议员Monica Harding对此事表示关注，称"这完全不可接受"。1受影响地区的邮编范围包括CR4、KT1至KT3、KT5至KT8、KT10、KT12、SM4、SW16至SW20及TW10和TW16。1

A ruptured Thames Water pipeline has cut off supply to approximately 6,000 properties across seven local authorities in south London and Surrey, with the fracture reportedly leaking 750 litres per second.1 The burst, which occurred at Molesey, began affecting customers from around 5 a.m. on Monday.1 Schools and businesses have been forced to close as a result of the disruption, with Esher College, which serves 2,000 students, among the educational institutions affected.1

Thames Water has deployed specialist teams to the site to contain the leak and prevent further water loss.1 The company is providing affected customers with water supplies and access to bottled water stations to mitigate the impact of the outage.1 Monica Harding, the Liberal Democrat MP for Esher and Walton, criticised the situation as "completely unacceptable."1 The affected postcodes span a wide area, including CR4, KT1, KT10, KT12, KT2, KT3, KT5, KT6, KT7, KT8, SM4, SW16, SW17, SW18, SW19, SW20, TW10, and TW16.1