Water restrictions continue to affect 55,000 NI homes

 As temperatures rose, burst pipes drained reservoirs, forcing NI Water to turn off the tap to the 80 locations. That is why thousands of people in Northern Ireland have been without water supply, some of them for more than two weeks.Water engineers are doing their best to reconnect supplies as soon as possible. Government-owned Northern Ireland Water said that it will take about three or four more days to let everyone have water supply again in Northern Ireland. On the second day of the year they will cut the supplies to more than 55,000 households in order to help replenish reservoirs. However, Northern Ireland Water has reported that the number of homes and businesses with no supply has dropped to 799. Burst pipes will be the cause that some schools cannot re-open on Monday after the Christmas break.  The Scottish First Minister has said that he would not be charging Northern Ireland for the 500,000 liters of bottled water he had sent during the crisis. Some of the places that are affected include east Belfast, Dungannon and Aughnacloy. Other places like Dunmurry, Castlewellan, Newry, and Ballygawley have been placed on a rotating supply. This Sunday the Northern Ireland Water has said that the number of customers without any supply is now 2.497. This means that it is being reduced.

Reaction: The Northern Ireland Water is doing its best to reduce customers without water. This problem is something that no one could prevent, the winter in the UK is being really intense and so far it has brought many problems. I also find really kind what the Scottish First Minister said, that he will not charge Northern Ireland for the water that they sent. This means that they are helping without expecting anything in return. This is something that many people should appreciate and learn from.  

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