Sharp drops and rises in temperatures have caused a 300% increase in burst pipes in areas of Sussex, Kent and Hampshire.
"We are working as hard as we can to solve this issue, tackling leaks and stabilising supply, but we must also make difficult decisions to reduce demand - in order to protect critical Hampshire infrastructure like hospitals.
"This is why we unfortunately have to restrict water supplies to some customers in parts of Hampshire, for a period of at least 48 hours."Emergency supplies of bottled water have been delivered to towns and villages. Caroline Nokes, MP for Romsey and Southampton North, tweeted:"I've asked Southern Water to set up a bottled water station in Southampton - not acceptable that the closest one is the park and ride at Winchester.
Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to Belsize Road in the London Borough of Camden at around 3am on Saturday morning.
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