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| Burst water main sparks flooding | Burst water main sparks flooding |
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| Homes and businesses have been flooded as water from a burst main gushed down a Hampshire street. | Homes and businesses have been flooded as water from a burst main gushed down a Hampshire street. |
| Resident Anthony Austin said part of St James' Road in Southampton had "collapsed" and had been "pushed up" under the pressure. | Resident Anthony Austin said part of St James' Road in Southampton had "collapsed" and had been "pushed up" under the pressure. |
| Southern Water said several hundred homes were also experiencing no water or very low pressure. | Southern Water said several hundred homes were also experiencing no water or very low pressure. |
| But it added the main had been shut off and supplies should be getting back to normal in the next few hours. | But it added the main had been shut off and supplies should be getting back to normal in the next few hours. |
| Mr Austin, 68, of Janson Road, said he had been directing traffic which had built up in the area. | Mr Austin, 68, of Janson Road, said he had been directing traffic which had built up in the area. |
| 'Cause unknown' | 'Cause unknown' |
| He added: "My attention was drawn when my daughter said we have no cold water. | He added: "My attention was drawn when my daughter said we have no cold water. |
| "I went outside to look if anyone was working on the water main and I could see in St James' Road the road had collapsed and been pushed up and flooded. | "I went outside to look if anyone was working on the water main and I could see in St James' Road the road had collapsed and been pushed up and flooded. |
| "The water went straight across the road and ruptured the tarmac. | "The water went straight across the road and ruptured the tarmac. |
| "I would think at least three or four homes on both sides of the road are flooded." | "I would think at least three or four homes on both sides of the road are flooded." |
| Andy Richards, regional distribution manager at Southern Water, said: "We received about 65 calls from a number of streets so it is probably in the order of several hundreds of homes that have had temporary interruption and we apologise for that. | Andy Richards, regional distribution manager at Southern Water, said: "We received about 65 calls from a number of streets so it is probably in the order of several hundreds of homes that have had temporary interruption and we apologise for that. |
| "There are a number of properties that might have experienced flooding. | "There are a number of properties that might have experienced flooding. |
| "Our advice to people is to contact their insurance companies. | "Our advice to people is to contact their insurance companies. |
| "The water main has been shut down so water should be starting to be restored. | "The water main has been shut down so water should be starting to be restored. |
| "In the next six to 12 hours we will have that pipe repaired. I wouldn't want to speculate on what caused rupture." | "In the next six to 12 hours we will have that pipe repaired. I wouldn't want to speculate on what caused rupture." |