Water Black-Out

"NI Water is now operating water "black outs" where householders' supplies are interrupted for a period of six to eight hours, then turned back on again".

I turned on the cold water tap this morning and, after an initial trickle, it ceased altogether. We have water "black-out".

I filled a container with fresh water yesterday afternoon, so that will suffice until it starts to run again.

However, these black-outs also affect buildings such as leisure centres and health clubs, which are likely to close if there is no water supply.