Record-breaking heat and a dry spring have led to water shortages and low pressure for thousands of households in southeast England. The situation highlights issues with the UK's aging water infrastructure.

<img alt="A woman in a high-visibility suit hands bottled water to a man with a shopping cart." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/3e415223-16a8-4622-8aba-a168f216270b,1780069406432/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C294%2C7710%2C4336%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="A worker loads bottles into people&apos;s cars at a collection point at Sainsbury&apos;s car park as water shortages caused by reservoirs running at critically low levels continue in the tourist seaside town of Whitst...