Rochdale houses and cars underwater after mega burst water main closes schools

Schools person been unopen aft a burst h2o main successful Rochdale, Greater Manchester, near respective homes flooded arsenic pictures online showed the grade of the issue

Several homes person been near nether h2o aft a h2o main burst, which besides caused the closure of respective schools.

Vehicles parked connected a roadworthy successful the Kirkholt estate, successful Rochdale, Greater Manchester, tin beryllium seen partially nether h2o arsenic a effect of the incident. Engineers are astatine the country arsenic immoderate radical surviving adjacent were warned they whitethorn acquisition a driblet successful h2o pressure.

A spokesperson for United Utilities spokesperson told Manchester Evening News: "Engineers are presently astatine Gerrard Street successful Rochdale fixing a burst h2o pipe. We person sent our h2o connected wheels tankers to the country and brought successful h2o from different portion of the web to assistance support customers’ taps flowing.

"Some whitethorn announcement they person debased unit oregon nary h2o whilst the repairs are being carried out. We’d similar to apologise to those customers impacted."

Three schools person been forced to unopen arsenic a effect of the burst h2o main- St Mary's CE Primary successful Balderstone, Holy Family Roman Catholic School and Sandbrook Community Primary School.

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