Millions of people across parts of southern Britain will be banned from using garden hoses as a hot spell sparks record demand for drinking water, authorities said on Friday.
A temporary ban for people living in the southern Kent and Sussex areas will come into force on June 26 as forecasters predict the summer will see little rainfall.
A lack of water for sanitary facilities on Friday forced three schools in East Sussex to partially close."Despite asking for customers' help to use water for essential uses only, regrettably we’ve now been left with no choice but to introduce this temporary use ban restriction to protect customers' supplies across Kent and Sussex," he added.
Hosepipe bans -- formally called temporary use bans -- are used by water companies to manage supplies at times of high demand and lower supply.
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