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Thousands of households in southeast England were left without water or facing low pressure during a record-breaking heatwave this week, as high demand followed a dry spring to expose the failings in Britain's ageing infrastructure.
The disruption affected over 20,000 people at its height, including around 8,000 left without supply in the coastal town of Whitstable, South East Water's incident manager Matthew Dean said, with people queuing to secure emergency water supplies on Friday.
本周创纪录热浪期间，英格兰东南部数千户家庭断水或面临水压过低，持续干旱春季后的高需求暴露了英国老化基础设施的缺陷。
东南水务事件经理马修·迪恩表示，高峰期超过20,000人受影响，其中约8,000人在沿海小镇惠特斯特布尔断水，居民周五排队领取紧急供水。
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