In response to the large-scale disruption and damage caused across Finsbury Park by a burst water main, local London Assembly Member, Jennette Arnold AM, said:
“The scale of the flooding and the damage to people’s homes has been absolutely shocking. This is yet another major incident in recent times caused by a burst pipe, causing huge disruption to the lives of local people and putting the most vulnerable in the community in a potentially dangerous situation.
“It has been clear for a long time that Thames Water need to take urgent action to properly invest in accelerating their leakage reduction programme to cut leaks and vastly improve their emergency response and communications strategies. We would now expect Thames Water to be forthcoming with generous compensation payments to all those who have been adversely affected.
“I would like to extend my thanks to the emergency services who are working hard to evacuate local residents and distribute water and Hackney Council who have opened up a rest centre”.
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- Jennette Arnold AM is the London Assembly Member for the North East (covering Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest).