Schools forced to close after water outage

Some schools in parts of Surrey have been forced to close after a water outage affecting the area.

Thames Water said it was investigating the problem affecting Thames Ditton, Esher, and Sunbury, plus other parts of the county and South West London.

Schools including Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School and Thames Ditton Infant School said on their websites they had been forced to close due to issues in the surrounding area which were first reported at about 05:15 BST.

A spokesperson for the water company apologised to customers, and said its engineers were doing everything they could to ensure water was back as soon as possible.

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