Schools closed and homes left without water as burst pipe causes major flooding in Altrincham
Schools were closed and homes were left without water on Monday after a burst water pipe caused major flooding in Altrincham. Homeowners in the WA15 postcode area were left with no water or low pressured water, with many roads left completely flooded in the early hours of the morning.
In a video clip shared with the Manchester Evening News , cars can be seen wading through the waterlogged streets. Pictures showed bins floating around and cars stranded. A number of roads in the Timperley area, including Woodlands Parkway and Wellington Road, were severely impacted throughout the day.United Utilities have continued to provide updates online, announcing that they used water tankers to keep water flowing to people's homes.
Wellington School was closed, as was Altrincham College, which apologised to parents for the inconvenience after it was forced to shut its doors. A statement on their website on Monday evening by the headteacher said: "We have been informed by Trafford Council that water should be on again by midnight tonight. School will therefore be open tomorrow.
Local resident Phil Steward told the M.E.N: "By dinner time there was no water at all. It's very sporadic at the moment, they have water tankers plugged into the mains network but they are dotted around places but they cant meet the demand from all the homes.
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