{"id":308985,"date":"2026-01-12T21:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/thousands-without-water-in-kent-as-major-incident-declared\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T21:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:00:08","slug":"thousands-without-water-in-kent-as-major-incident-declared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/thousands-without-water-in-kent-as-major-incident-declared\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands without water in Kent as major incident declared"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/tQY26YJf8M8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands without water in Kent as major incident declared\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tQY26YJf8M8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A major incident has been declared in Kent and Sussex, where more than 30,000 properties have been left without water &#8211; or with an intermittent supply &#8211; for as long as five days. <\/p>\n<p>South East Water blamed the cold weather for triggering burst pipes and power cuts, and insisted engineers were working around the clock to restore supplies as soon as possible. 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