Homes in Eastbourne are still without water after yesterday's chaos with the supply in Hailsham.

Families have been left with no pressure in the Roselands area of the town after a burst on a three-inch diameter main occurred at about 6.30am.

But a resident in Southbourne Road said workmen had been digging up the road since 2.30am, but had not been given any details as to what the problem is.

Jenni Osborn had a school run nightmare this morning in St Philips Avenue when she woke up to find no water coming out of the taps at 7am. 

She was trying to get Freddie, nine, and Solomon, who was six yesterday, ready for school and said: "IT makes it a little bit harder than it needs to be. 

"I know they're digging up the road, but we've heard nothing else.

"We've tried getting hold of East Sussex County Council and there's a small mesasge on the South East Water website, but that's all we know. 

"I've contacted both the schools and they've said they are all fine, but who knows how long that lasts when hundreds of kids turn up there wanting to use the toilet."

After asking workers about water "bubbling from the pavement" she was given bottles of water to get her through the day.

The two schools, St Andrews Church of England Infants and Stafford Primary School, are both about half a mile from the Osborn house in St Philips Avenue. 

A statement on the South East Water website said: "Customers in the BN22 area of Eastbourne are experiencing low water pressure or no water.

"We must apologise for any inconvenience that this is causing and will update this message as soon as more information becomes available.

"Our technicians are investigating.

"We're investigating the issue and will update this message as soon as we can."

A South East Water spokeswoman confirmed the problem is not related to yesterday's issues.

Currently a number of properties are without water and some properties may have low water pressure as a result of the burst.

Ann Seach, Distribution Manager at South East Water, said: “I would like to reassure our customers that our teams are working hard to repair the pipe and restore supplies as quickly and safely as possible.

“We know it’s difficult being without water and apologise for the inconvenience this has caused.

“It is very difficult to know what causes burst water mains as there are a number of factors that could cause a burst including ground conditions, ground movements, pressure fluctuations and the age of the pipes.”

There are also residents in Haywards Heath who are being affected. 

An East Sussex County Council spokesman said: "We were notified at 1.30am today that South East Water was carrying out emergency work on a water leak in Southbourne Road and workmen are still at the scene.

"The road is open but traffic controls are in operation."