Several Tewkesbury schools closed due to lack of water

The first supplies of bottled water arrived at Barton Road's Morrisons after 9am. Credit: Twitter / @STWater

  • UPDATE: At 10.39am Severn Trent Water tweeted that additional supplies of bottled water are on their way to Morrisons - four lorries with 100,000 litres are due to arrive within the hour. They are also looking at setting up another site. Follow their updates here.

Several schools are closed today due to a lack of water or very low pressure in the Tewkesbury area.

Severn Trent Water have apologised, saying their teams are working to "get things back to normal".

Bottled water is being supplied to customers for collection from the Morrisons on Barton Lane, Tewkesbury GL20 8AB until 10pm.

The water supplier say they are also taking water into the area using their "fleet of tankers" and will work to deliver bottled water to vulnerable customers.

Their 24-hour emergency contact line is: 0800 783 4444

The list of schools that are shut can be viewed here.