Villagers left without water for DAYS spell 'help us' with empty bottles in desperate plea to South East Water

Daily Mirror Tuesday 18 August 2026, 19:10 UTC By [email protected] (Liam Doyle) 1 min read

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South East Water has been widely criticised for its failure to handle water outages across Kent, with the August supply issues being just the latest seen this year

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