A water main has burst in the Ardstraw/ Newtonstewart area of County Tyrone, resulting in disruption to the supply.

NI Water staff are currently on site repairing the main and expect to be completed by late afternoon today, 09 May.

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The team experienced difficulties with the repair of the burst due to the nature and location of the pipe which is a re-occurrence of problems experienced over the weekend. A more substantial engineering solution has been necessary requiring additional steel and concrete groundwork to secure the pipe.

NI Water has been tankering water to local service reservoirs and have rezoned supplies to ensure the majority of customers continue to have water during this incident.

(CM/JG)