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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Paige Oldfield

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Families left without running water for more than two months forced to shower in garden - You Need To See This

Families in Oldham have been left without running water for months – forcing one man to take showers in his GARDEN.

Residents living in Weeder Square, Shaw, say they are still waiting to be connected to a main supply 10 weeks after their water source dried up. The houses usually draw water from a nearby well.

The families have now gone more than two months without running water – leaving them no choice but to live off bottled water provided by United Utilities. Jean Mulhall, 88, says she has been prescribed anxiety medication over the ordeal following a decline in her mental health.

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