Georgia Harrison reveals she's had no running water for three days as she stocks up on bottles in hilarious video after drought-hit Essex suffered a huge outage

Georgia Harrison has revealed she's spent three days without any running water after Essex was hit by a huge outage.

More than 10,000 homes in the county and London have had little to no water pressure after three pipes burst over the weekend.

It comes as Britain is in the grip of its second extreme heat warning in four years, with much of the nation also in drought due to a lack of rainfall.

Taking to Instagram, Georgia managed to see the funny side as she shared a video of herself heading to her local shop to stock up on bottled water.

She captioned the post: 'The #Essex water drought has officially gone into day 3 and it's starting to feel like the apocalypse- who else is suffering?'

Hours after Georgia's post, Thames Water confirmed in a statement that repairs to the three burst water pipes were complete, and supplies would slowly return.

In a statement on X, they said: 'Our teams are continuing to work around the clock to restore water supplies across Chigwell and the surrounding area. 

'Three burst pipes have now been successfully repaired, with further repair work ongoing at additional locations across the area. 

'As supplies begin to return, it may take time for water pressure to fully recover while the network refills.'

More than 27 million people in England and Wales are under hosepipe bans after the driest-ever July – which saw some parts of the country receive just 1 per cent of the expected rainfall.

The National Drought Group today found that 71.3 per cent of England is under drought conditions, with around 45 million people affected.

The East Midlands, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, Kent and East Sussex, and Solent and the South Downs became the latest areas to receive the classification.

Conditions in affected regions have been described as a flash drought – which is one that develops rapidly and is brought about by very low rainfall and higher temperatures.

Nowhere in England is currently considered to be under 'normal' conditions, after the North East and Yorkshire have moved to 'prolonged dry weather' – the stage before drought.

Tony Grayling, Drought Lead at the Environment Agency and Chair of the National Drought Group, said: 'Drought conditions are worsening and will continue to do so until we see significant and sustained rainfall.

'We know the hot and dry weather is taking a real toll on farming and there will be long-lasting impacts on our environment.

'We want everyone to stay safe and hydrated over the summer, but we need everyone's help in using a little less water to make sure our current water reserves last.

'Every drop we can save is a drop more for your local farmers, local wildlife and local rivers.'

Water Minister Emma Hardy has told water companies they must do more to reduce the amount of water lost to leaks, which increases during hot weather.

A ban has been in place for Thames Water customers since July 23. The company is one of nine which has brought in restrictions meaning its customers are legally banned from using hosepipes to water gardens or wash cars, patios or boats.