:00:00. > 3:59:59Thank you. And that is it from us for this
:00:00. > :00:11.Good evening. evening.
:00:12. > :00:13.Thousands of homes in Bristol are still without tap
:00:14. > :00:16.water tonight after a burst pipe flooded a Kingswood street.
:00:17. > :00:20.Hundreds have been queuing `t temporary bowsers to fill up bottles
:00:21. > :00:23.and plastic containers as they go into a second night without water.
:00:24. > :00:26.In a moment we'll ask Bristol Water how long this disruption will go
:00:27. > :00:30.on for, but first Andrew Pl`nt has the story of the day.
:00:31. > :00:34.Queuing around the corner in this car park today to g`ther
:00:35. > :00:40.water for washing and a morning cup of tea as 24,000 homes woke up to
:00:41. > :00:51.Workmen up to their chests in this gigantic hole in thd road,
:00:52. > :00:56.digging out a water pipe th`t suddenly burst yesterday afternoon.
:00:57. > :00:58.I heard a noise and looked out the window, `nd
:00:59. > :01:11.It flooded 100 yards of road and poured into people's holes,
:01:12. > :01:15.even forcing evacuations by boat for the very young
:01:16. > :01:19.and the less able, carrier bags serving as improvised wellids,
:01:20. > :01:28.Last night those stuck outshde kept warm beneath blankets.
:01:29. > :01:32.This morning they woke up to mechanical diggers outside
:01:33. > :01:42.Bristol water had dropped bottles on their doorsteps this morning
:01:43. > :01:44.We are fortunate in that we have got electricity
:01:45. > :01:47.Over the road they've got no electricity, water or gas so, we've
:01:48. > :01:50.been helping the neighbours and just making a few flasks for thel over
:01:51. > :01:53.there, just in case, becausd we ve got quite a few elderly neighbours.
:01:54. > :01:56.And Mabel, you can't even gdt ready for school this morning?
:01:57. > :02:00.No, there's no water for me to have a shower.
:02:01. > :02:04.Several thousand homes are without water in the taps so these bowsers,
:02:05. > :02:08.huge mobile water holders, have been filled up
:02:09. > :02:14.Elsewhere they were handing out these pre`packaged six packs.
:02:15. > :02:21.People struggling away beneath the weight.
:02:22. > :02:24.Even once this pipe is repahred the water quality will have to be
:02:25. > :02:29.There's no guarantee that tomorrow morning the taps of anyone who's
:02:30. > :02:37.Well Paul Kelson is from Bristol Water and joins us now
:02:38. > :02:47.So how is the repair work coming along?
:02:48. > :02:59.It's going well at the moment. The actual pipe has been replacdd so we
:03:00. > :03:03.have the new pipe in. The w`ter is flowing back through. The ndxt stage
:03:04. > :03:07.is to bring the water back hnto the system through the reservoir and to
:03:08. > :03:13.make sure the water quality is correct. It will take the rdst of
:03:14. > :03:22.the evening but we are confhdent that the water will be on for the
:03:23. > :03:26.mine. Do you know what happdned yet? No, the pipe is split along its
:03:27. > :03:32.length. That's unusual. It doesn't look particularly in bad sh`pe.
:03:33. > :03:37.We'll have to look at this when we get back to the depot. At the moment
:03:38. > :03:43.the most important thing is getting the work done. A lot of people s
:03:44. > :03:48.lives have been disrupted and businesses. People are saying you
:03:49. > :03:56.acted faster. Are we looking at compensation yet? No, in a case like
:03:57. > :04:00.this, obviously a burst watdr main can happen at any time. It's a big
:04:01. > :04:05.network. The job we have is to fix it. In this case, we were ddlayed
:04:06. > :04:12.because there were health and safety issues. Those issues had to be
:04:13. > :04:15.looked at and by the time that had been fixed and the gas has been
:04:16. > :04:19.disconnected we were behind in getting the work done.
:04:20. > :04:29.We apologise, obviously. We thank the customers for their pathence.
:04:30. > :04:32.On to other news and the outstanding bravery of lembers
:04:33. > :04:35.of the public was recognised today, almost three years after ond of
:04:36. > :04:39.Awards were presented to those who risked their lives to save others
:04:40. > :04:45.Here's our Somerset Correspondent Clinton Rogers.
:04:46. > :04:50.The worst crash in British lotorway history left 7 dead and 51 hnjured.
:04:51. > :05:00.Much worse had not these people risked
:05:01. > :05:08.People like Rebecca Williams, an off duty naval medic who herself
:05:09. > :05:13.was injured in the crash, yet still went to treat othdrs.
:05:14. > :05:19.Did it not occur to you to get out the way?
:05:20. > :05:23.Yes, straight away, I need to get out the car and run.
:05:24. > :05:27.But then I saw other people injured and my initial insthncts
:05:28. > :05:39.You can't just let go and stand back and watch.
:05:40. > :05:44.And yet, as one, these people said they didn't think
:05:45. > :05:50.We weren't being brave, we were terrified.
:05:51. > :05:53.We could see people that were trapped in cars and what do you do?
:05:54. > :05:56.You can't just turn your back on people like that.
:05:57. > :05:59.There were awards for the emergency services, too
:06:00. > :06:04.many of them saying it was the toughest night of their lives.
:06:05. > :06:10.Families of the victims comhng face`to`face with those who helped.
:06:11. > :06:19.A chance to say 'thank you' four years on.
:06:20. > :06:21.To rugby and Gloucester are fifth in the Premiership
:06:22. > :06:29.after beating London Welsh by 4 points to 10 at the Kassam Stadium.
:06:30. > :06:30.And Bristol remain top of the Championship beating
:06:31. > :06:39.There's more news on the BBC Website and your local BBC Radio st`tions.
:06:40. > :06:40.We're back with you throughout the weekend.
:06:41. > :06:44.But for now, I'll leave you with a look at the weather forec`st with
:06:45. > :06:47.Fog may be a problem as we go through the night.
:06:48. > :06:49.Dense in places, particularly across the Mendips
:06:50. > :06:51.the Somerset Levels, Salisbtry Plain, the normal prone spots.
:06:52. > :06:55.That will keep temperatures up to around 12 or 13 Celsius.
:06:56. > :06:58.So, it is another mild night but quite a murky one in pl`ces
:06:59. > :07:02.And given the time of year, that the sun won't be up tomorrow morning
:07:03. > :07:05.until about 7.30am or 8.00al, where we do get the fog it lay well
:07:06. > :07:09.be slow to clear and it might not be until mid to late morning.
:07:10. > :07:11.Once it does, we'll have a fine day on thd cards.
:07:12. > :07:14.A lot of cloud but some bright and sunny spells.
:07:15. > :07:17.A small chance of one or two spots of rain under the thicker cloud
:07:18. > :07:21.And another warm day for thd end of the year.
:07:22. > :07:23.A high tomorrow of around 18 or 19 Celsius.
:07:24. > :07:27.Looking ahead to Sunday, it stays mainly dry, often cloudy.
:07:28. > :07:37.Helen Willetts has the national forecast next.
:07:38. > :07:45.Good evening. Some very useable weather on offer this weekend in.
:07:46. > :07:47.Fact, most of September has been decent, and that's because our jet
:07:48. > :07:48.stream