Schools forced to close and thousands of homes left without water after burst pipe brings havoc

Schools have been forced to close and thousands of properties remain without water after a burst pipe affected supplies.

South West Water said around 9,500 properties in west Devon were still experiencing a loss of water supply or lower water pressure than usual.

Supplies were hit by a burst pipe on Monday and engineers are working to fix the problem.

While the main has been fixed, supply issues are...
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