Residents in Kent describe South East Water as "incompetently useless" as supply issues continue.

Two water stations reopened in Tunbridge Wells on Sunday, with a third opening later in the day Thousands of households and businesses in Kent are experiencing water supply issues for a second day. South East Water (SEW) said on Sunday that up to 7,000 properties face low pressure, no water, or intermittent supply due to a temporary instrument failure at its Tunbridge Wells water treatment works. The company, which has been heavily criticised for multiple supply failures in recent months, apologised to customers and said two bottled water stations were open in the town for a second day. Lance Miles, who lives in Tunbridge Wells and is registered disabled, described SEW as "incompetently useless". "If there was another company, at the drop of a hat I would go with that company." Thousands of properties across Tunbridge Wells were affected by water disruptions in January The company said on Saturday that supplies would not return until Sunday evening "at the earliest", however, previous outages have continued for longer than predicted.