WATER CRISIS
BURST MAINS IN LONDON (Rec. 10.45 a.m.) LONDON, February 3. ” The start of Britain’s “great thaw” brought a crisis to the London Metropolitan Water Board. More than 2000 water mains burst in the London area. ■ Plumbers worked all night to restore water to hospitals and public buildings, but the board expects that many homes will be without water for days. Mobile water tanks, built for wartime emergencies, are being used in many districts.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 4 February 1947, Page 5
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75WATER CRISIS Greymouth Evening Star, 4 February 1947, Page 5
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