Thousands of Whitstable residents have been left without water after the taps ran dry thanks to storage reservoirs for the area reaching 'a critical level' during the recent hot weather

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

Emergency supplies of bottled water were sent to two major Kent towns and hundreds of Brits were hit with interruptions to their water supply.