'Major incident' declared in Kent as thousands without water across South East England

South East Water blamed the outages on Storm Goretti and cold weather causing burst pipes and power cuts.

Mollie Malone

Home news correspondent @Mollie_Malone1

Monday 12 January 2026 20:58, UK

Tens of thousands of people across South East England are without water, as Kent County Council declared a major incident.
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