Massive queues of cars can be seen in Devon after residents were warned not to drink their water without boiling it first, after several people were hospitalised after drinking contaminated tap water.
Elaine Hollier, 80, was taken to hospital - but doctors had no idea why she was ill. Diagnosis was only made after water board revealed bacteria contamination. READ MORE:An 80-year-old grandmother was rushed to hospital with severe dehydration after drinking water suspected to contain cryptosporidium bacteria.
The scandal has prompted calls for bosses at SWW to quit - while the local MP says the outbreak has 'undermined trust' in Britain's water network. Hillhead Reservoir, the underground reservoir where the outbreak of bacteria is thought to have originatedLocals in Brixham, Boohay, Kingswear, Roseland and north-east Paignton in Devon were all told to boil water as a precaution
Mr Hollier claims he was told by South West Water that the water was safe to drink after he called to them say his wife was ill. It can lead to the disease cryptosporidiosis, which causes fever, a loss of appetite, diarrhoea and vomiting. The NHS says most people recover within a month, if not less. 'I think whoever is responsible needs sacking and the water company needs to explain what they knew and when because I don't think we have been told the whole truth.'South West Water handing out emergency rations of bottled water to those affected by the Cryptosporidium outbreak
The Conservative MP for Totnes, Anthony Mangnall, said 'animal waste' may have contaminated the Hillhead Reservoir that serves Brixham - getting into the supply via a damaged air valve. The water company spilled for 530,737 hours last year after 58,249 overflow incidents, it was revealed in March. This is an average of 390 hours per storm overflow and 43 per site.
Advertisement Locals in Brixham, Boohay, Kingswear, Roseland and north-east Paignton in Devon were all told to boil water as a precaution - including for drinking or using it to cook with and brush teeth - after SWW issued an alert yesterday. One resident said: 'I am furious this had happened. Water rates are incredibly expensive and now we are told we can't even drink it.
Local businesses have reported being affected by not being able to use tap water, saying the crisis is having a significant impact on trade. A local added on Facebook: 'A lot of people were over in Brixham for pirate festival so people in TQ3 might not be getting it from their water supply but caught it over that weekend.'
The water board, meanwhile, has agreed to credit affected customers with £100 compensation on top of a previous £15 payment. South West Water is working with the UK Health Security Agency in order to figure out how cryptosporidium is getting into the network. Once there it causes symptoms like watery diarrhoea, stomach pain, vomiting, a fever, and loss of appetite.Sufferers often have to endure these symptoms for two weeks before it is finally clear from their systems, but bouts of illness can last even longer, particularly in people with weakened immune systems like cancer patients.
These infected faeces can contaminate lakes, streams, swimming pools and, as appears to be the case in Devon, water supplies.
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