Thousands of people in Kent have been asked to use water for essential reasons only because of supply issues caused by high demand in the heatwave, as the hot weather led to record-breaking temperatures for May.

Residents living in the villages of Charing, Challock and Molash have faced disrupted water supplies since problems were first reported at around 8:30am on Saturday morning

Charing, Challock and Molash worst affected, as South East Water says ‘technical failure at pumping station’ to blame