Water cut off from care homes, GP surgery and pensioners’ homes for nearly two days

Elderly people had to rely on bottled water for all their needs - (Getty Images)

Water was cut off from two care homes, a doctors’ surgery and around 100 elderly people in their homes for nearly two days after a pipe burst.

Residents were angry that it took South East Water more than 24 hours to deliver bottled water to them, during which time many were unable to even make hot drinks.