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UPDATE: THAMES WATER ARE NOW SAYING THE WATER IS BACK ON! HOORAH!
South Londoners, don't make any plans to have a bath tonight. Thanks to a burst water main on Kennington Park Road, Thames Water's website is currently reporting a lack of water in SE and SW London:
Sorry to customers in SE and SW London with no water due to the #Kennington burst. More info: http://t.co/FZZhfZIqmz
— Thames Water (@thameswater) June 29, 2015
The fire brigade are reporting that the road's half a metre deep in water, that several basements in the area are flooded and they've had to send 72 firefighters out to deal with it:
We're using hundreds of sandbags to protect homes & shops from the #Kennington flood http://t.co/GLPlwMBGlj pic.twitter.com/P13FduDBUg
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) June 29, 2015
Even the Southbank Centre's had to close:
Customers please note that due to a problem with water supply we have to close Southbank Centre until it is repaired We hope to reopen ASAP
— Southbank Centre (@southbankcentre) June 29, 2015
Traffic's probably going to be screwed too:
A3 Kennington Park Road btwn A23 Kennington Road + Newington Butts - remains closed, following earlier flooding due to burst water main.
— TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) June 29, 2015
Say hello to London's latest swimming pool:
Policeman wading across @Kennington Park Road pic.twitter.com/SHROwNzQ2m
— London SE1 (@se1) June 29, 2015
We're using hundreds of sandbags to protect homes & shops from the #Kennington flood http://t.co/GLPlwMBGlj pic.twitter.com/P13FduDBUg
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) June 29, 2015
Kennington Park has gained a new lake this morning pic.twitter.com/5WDbqjfQWM
— Kennington SE11 (@kennington) June 29, 2015
Heading to #Kennington? Bring your swimming trunks! Kennington Park Road has closed after a water main burst. pic.twitter.com/hb7kDuedq9
— Southwark News (@Southwark_News) June 29, 2015
Here's the @Kennington flood that's causing water supply problems across the area pic.twitter.com/nJgsNTiHEi
— London SE1 (@se1) June 29, 2015
Kennington Park Road becomes a river pic.twitter.com/IZkrM8cNVY
— Will Straw (@wdjstraw) June 29, 2015
Commuter chaos in #Kennington as burst pipe plunges busy south London junction underwater http://t.co/AgNrk6dPrU pic.twitter.com/H08wiAWZ53
— Evening Standard (@standardnews) June 29, 2015
Remember when Hillingdon got two weeks worth of rain in one go?
Or the time Herne Hill ended up 'a metre underwater'?