00:00More than 10,000 homes in East London and Essex face a lengthy wait for water supplies.
00:06Thames Water says repairs to two burst mains are proving more difficult than they initially thought they would be.
00:13The company had expected supplies to be restored by Wednesday.
00:18But customers affected by low pressure or no water have been told that they may have to wait longer.
00:24The bursts happened on Daisy Road and Chigwell Road in South Woodford.
00:28A bottled water collection point is open at Fellop Ice Kingdom in Ilford.
00:33Thames Water says extra teams are working on repairing damaged pipes nearby.
00:38The company has apologised to customers and says repairs are continuing around the clock.
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