Article 66QHP Hundreds in Sheffield still without gas 10 days after pipes flooded

Hundreds in Sheffield still without gas 10 days after pipes flooded

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Helen Pidd North of England editor
from World news | The Guardian on (#66QHP)

Heavy snow delays restoration efforts as local MP says she is desperately worried' for vulnerable constituents

Hundreds of people in Sheffield entered their 10th day without gas on Sunday after more than 1.5m litres of water flooded into gas pipes and created a nightmarish scenario like something out of a disaster movie".

Heavy snow overnight delayed restoration efforts in Stannington, the worst-affected area, which sits at the top of a hill in the north-west of Sheffield. Malin Bridge, at the bottom of the hill, has also been badly affected.

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