‘They’re a private company, run for profit!’: fury in Kent at South East Water’s outages

Water company blames increased demand in extreme heat, but customers want answers about lack of storage reservoirs “Spitting, fuming, angry and powerless” is h…

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South East Water's outages in Kent have caused public anger, with some criticizing the company's profit motive.

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• They’re a private company, run for profit!
• fury in Kent at South East Water’s outages

Contesto

‘They’re a private company, run for profit!’: fury in Kent at South East Water’s outages Water company blames increased demand in extreme heat, but customers want answers about lack of storage reservoirs “Spitting, fuming, angry and powerless” is how Pat Prestage describes her emotions after a water outage that has affected thousands of homes in Kent during the heatwave. On Wednesday, 8,000 South East Water customers in Whitstable lost water, with 14,000 more in Tankerton, Ashford, and its surrounding areas facing an intermittent supply or low pressure. South East Water’s incident manager, Matthew Dean, said on Thursday that 22,000 people had had water supply problems. Continue reading... According to the collected source material from www.theguardian.com, Water company blames increased demand in extreme heat, but customers want answers about lack of storage reservoirs “Spitting,…

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Cosa resta incerto

• The impact of the outages on local residents and businesses is unclear.
• The cause of the outages is not specified in the article.

Categoria: cronaca
Entità: Kent, South, East