Four schools in East Sussex forced to close due to water shortages

Criticism of South East Water mounts as local people accuse it of failing to invest in infrastructure

Four schools in East Sussex have been closed because of water shortages across the area as criticism of South East Water mounts.

The company was communicating with customers in the affected areas by text message, according to some residents in Wadhurst. Three primary schools and one secondary school that had been forced to shut earlier in the week remained closed, East Sussex county council said.