Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust also advised that tap water should not be used to wash babies and children, and that bottled water should be used for this instead. Parents prepping baby formula for their young children are once again advised to boil the tap water first in order to sterilise it and make it safe.

Residents in Tunbridge Wells had little to no water for five days after an issue at the Pembury Water Treatment Works on Saturday.

Thousands of residents have been left without water for five days after a bad batch of coagulant chemicals caused a treatment works site to shut down.

Up to 24,000 households in Kent and East Sussex are facing a fifth day of water chaos. South East Water (SEW) has struggled to restore water supplies to Tunbridge Wells, Pembury, Frant and Eridge since Saturday due to an issue at a treatment works.

More than 22,000 homes remain without water for a third day after an issue at a water treatment site in Kent. South East Water (SEW) has apologised to customers in and around Tunbridge Wells, Kent, who have experienced a loss of water or low pressure since Saturday night.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has criticised what he called a “shocking” water crisis in the South East of England, where parts of Kent and East Sussex have been without water supplies for five days.

Residents across Kent and East Sussex have been airing their frustration as water supply issues continue for a sixth day. Businesses have also been affected, with one saying they have lost at least £15,000 so far in profits, while others have had to throw away produce.