UB6.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIssues began around 7am<\/h3>\n Locals in affected areas have reported not having a water supply since 7am and blasted Thames Water for not having an adequate back-up system.<\/p>\n
This has led several schools to close their doors for the day.<\/p>\n
St Richards Reynolds College in West London is shutting its doors from 10.30am because of the ongoing "water issues".<\/p>\n
And Kenyngton Manor Primary School was also reported to have closed thanks to the supply problems.<\/p>\n
People 'panic buying water' <\/h3>\n One X user has reported scenes of panic buying as much of West London is without running water.<\/p>\n
The user, responding to Thames Water, said: "People are also panic buying water from the supermarkets. I am heavily pregnant and with a two-year-old. We have no water at all."<\/p>\n
Another fuming Londoner added: "Surely there should be resilient back-up to prevent such issues? This is a critical service."<\/p>\n
Issued resolved in a number of areas, Thames Water claims<\/h3>\n The issues with London's water supply have been resolved in several postcodes, according to Thames Water's status checker.<\/p>\n
The current list of areas facing problems is: SW4, SW8, SW9, SW13, SW14, SW15, SW18, SW19, TW1, TW2, TW3, TW4, TW5, TW7, TW8, TW9, TW10, TW11, TW12, TW13, TW14, TW17, W1H, W1H, W1M, W1N, W2, W3, W4, W6, W7, W10, W12, W13, W14<\/p>\n
Who owns Thames Water?<\/h3>\n Thames Water is currently privately owned by a consortium of\u00a0pension\u00a0funds and sovereign wealth funds.<\/p>\n
A sovereign wealth fund is a state-owned investment fund made up of money generated by Government.<\/p>\n
However, if the water company does indeed collapse, the Government may be forced to step in and nationalise it.<\/p>\n
This would mean the company is wholly owned by the Government instead of founders, managers or investors.<\/p>\n
Generally, the idea with nationalising a company is that all profits made go back into the company rather than being distributed between shareholders.<\/p>\n
\nToday, 10:39<\/time><\/span>By Henry Moore<\/span> \nMP confirms school closures<\/h3>\n Twickenham's MP, Munira Wilson, confirmed some schools in her area have been forced to remain closed over the issue and urged Thames Water to "sort this soon".<\/p>\n
Some have already initiated remote learning with the power problems forcing head teachers to decide that buildings will not open today.<\/p>\n
Sheen Mount Primary School in West London is one school which has been confirmed to have closed.<\/p>\n
Vineyard School in Richmond was among schools telling parents to collect their children.<\/p>\n
And Kensington Manor Primary School was also reported to have closed thanks to the power supply issues.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Today, 10:35<\/time><\/span>By Henry Moore<\/span> \nMore from Thames Water <\/h3>\n In a message to customers this morning Thames Water said:"We\u2019re really sorry if you have low pressure or no water. It\u2019s been caused by a power supply problem which has affected our Ashford and Hampton water treatment works in west London.<\/p>\n
"We\u2019re working hard to fix the issue and to get things back to normal.<\/p>\n
"We\u2019ll provide further updates here as soon as we have more information."<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Today, 10:31<\/time><\/span>By Henry Moore<\/span> \nCustomers facing 'no water or low pressure'<\/h3>\n Britain's biggest water supplier, Thames Water, said on Wednesday that "some customers have no water or low pressure" in parts of West London following a power supply issue.<\/p>\n
"Were sorry for the disruption and we are working hard to fix the issue," Thames Water said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Today, 10:27<\/time><\/span>By Henry Moore<\/span> \nSchool has 'no option but to close'<\/h3>\n One school has taken to X to confirm it had "no option" but to close this morning amid a water outage in London.<\/p>\n
St Richard Reynolds in West London wrote to parents: "Due to water issues, the college site has no option but to close from 10:30am today.<\/p>\n
"Parents\/Carers please look out for communication from the college for further details."<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Today, 10:24<\/time><\/span>By Henry Moore<\/span> \nThames Water 'working hard' to fix issues<\/h3>\n Thames Water this morning: "We're working hard to fix the issue and to get things back to normal.<\/p>\n
"We'll provide further updates here as soon as we have more information."<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Today, 10:21<\/time><\/span>By Henry Moore<\/span> \nWhich areas are affected?<\/h3>\n The following postcodes are affected: CR4, E5, E8, EC1V, KT1, KT2, KT3, KT8, HA0, N1, N15, N16, N17, NW1, NW2, NW10, SE1, SE11, SE16, SE17, SW4, SW8, SW9, SW13, SW14, SW15, SW18, SW19, TW4, TW5, TW7, TW8, TW10, TW11, TW12, TW14, TW17, UB1, UB2, UB6, W1H, W1H, W1M, W1N, W2, W3, W4, W6, W7, W10, W12, W13, W14.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nToday, 10:18<\/time><\/span>By Henry Moore<\/span> \nThousands hit by water shortage with schools shut<\/h3>\n Thousands of Brits have been hit by a mass water shortage with schools forced to shut.<\/p>\n
Thames Water\u00a0have said that a number of\u00a0homes\u00a0in west and southwest\u00a0London\u00a0have been left with low pressure or without water.<\/p>\n
The firm said the problem had been caused by a huge\u00a0power\u00a0supply problem.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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