Thames Water burst main causes widespread outages in West Molesey

Titles and summaries are AI-extracted from news reporting; every source is linked below. Event id 63486241-cac6-4dd4-9461-418fd786251f.

Where: West Moleseyresolved to locality51.405, -0.364
When: Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-09-28
Sourcing: 6 reports6 outlets carrying it · independence not established
How far this got: localizednamed facility unresolvedThis signal has no sensor recommendation, so there is nothing specific to look for.

Summary

On September 28, 2026, a burst water main in West Molesey, attributed to Thames Water, left the local infrastructure out of service and disrupted water supplies to thousands of properties across south London and Surrey. The incident, which initially affected up to 15,000 properties before being reduced to 6,000, forced the closure of several educational institutions, including Holy Cross School, Esher Sixth Form College, and Thames Ditton Infant School, as well as impacting the Nielsen Recreation Ground. Thames Water has been working to repair the pipe and restore service, while providing bottled water stations and deliveries to affected residents.

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What remains unresolved

named facility unresolved

Timeline

4 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

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Sources

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gazetteandherald.co.uk
- ‘Large burst water main’ cuts supplies across south London and Surrey2026-09-28
thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
- ‘Large burst water main’ cuts supplies across south London and Surrey2026-09-28
standard.co.uk
- ‘Large burst water main’ cuts supplies across south London and Surrey2026-09-28
theguardian.com
- Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’2026-09-28
dailymail.com
- Thousands of homes are left without water and schools forced to close amid burst Thames Water pipe across Surrey and London | Daily Mail Online2026-09-28
aol.co.uk
- Water leak cuts supply to thousands of homes across five London boroughs - AOL2026-09-28

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