Sussex and Kent water supply ‘getting extremely low’

Kent and Sussex residents have been warned to only use water for essential uses after rising temperatures sparked a surge in demand.

Residents in Sussex and Kent have been told by Southern Water and South East Water that tanks in the counties have been hit by the rising temperatures in the region in the past week.

South East Water say that 661 million litres of water have been used in the past week, while Southern Water warned that Sussex has had less than half of its usual rainfall for the past six months.

A spokesperson for the South East Water said: “Our sites are working 24/7 at max capacity, but there is a limit to how much water we can treat and pump at one time.”