一批有缺陷的化学产品在肯特造成24 000人缺水,推迟恢复至12月1日。 A faulty chemical batch caused a water outage for 24,000 in Kent, delaying restoration to Dec. 1.

2025年11月30日, 肯特的Tumbridge井(Tumbridge Wells, Kent)约有24 000名顾客缺水, 造成Pembury水处理工程停工, A water outage affecting about 24,000 customers in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, began on November 30, 2025, after a faulty batch of coagulant chemicals caused the Pembury Water Treatment Works to shut down. 东南水域正努力利用油轮和瓶装水站恢复服务,接收和测试了一批新的化学品。 South East Water is working to restore service using tankers and bottled water stations, with a new chemical batch received and undergoing testing. 现在预计12月1日上午6时前恢复,从最初的下午6时的目标推迟。 Restoration is now expected by 6 a.m. on December 1, delayed from an initial 6 p.m. target. 正在向2 000多个脆弱家庭提供瓶装水,三个分发点已投入使用,但有一个因冬季节日而关闭。 Bottled water is being delivered to over 2,000 vulnerable households, and three distribution sites are operational, though one was closed due to a winter festival. 该公司为打乱道歉,当地官员批评了这一回应,而企业主报告了财务损失。 The company apologized for the disruption, and local officials criticized the response, while business owners reported financial losses.