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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Sandra Laville

Four schools in East Sussex forced to close due to water shortages

Linda Valins (centre right) with her neighbours (l to r) Fiona Ross-Scott, Kelly Sidkir and Chris Hazel, who are all experiencing a loss of running water to their homes in Wadhurst, Kent
Linda Valins (centre right) with her neighbours (l to r) Fiona Ross-Scott, Kelly Sidkir and Chris Hazel, who are all experiencing a loss of running water to their homes in Wadhurst, Kent. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Four schools in East Sussex have been closed because of water shortages across the area as criticism of South East Water mounts.

The company was communicating with customers in the affected areas by text message, according to some residents in Wadhurst. Three primary schools and one secondary school that had been forced to shut earlier in the week remained closed, East Sussex county council said.

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