There are still 200 homes without water in west Wales as misery caused by a "freeze-thaw" continues. A week of freezing temperatures meant many water pipes were frozen and while measures were put in place ahead of the expected "rapid thaw" over the weekend, ground movement as the pipes thawed caused a huge increase in burst mains.
A large area of Ceredigion has been affected by the lack of water as well as parts of Pembrokeshire with even some areas of Carmarthenshire reporting having no water. Some residents have said they've been without water since Saturday morning.
A bottle water collection site has been set up in Llandysul and it took residents over an hour to enter the car park where the water was being given out this morning. Residents are being given two packs of six litre bottles each. Nine schools were closed on Monday due to the incident. Get stories like this straight to your inbox with our newsletters.
