A burst water main has interrupted supplies for a number of homes in Coatbridge, Scottish Water has confirmed.
Scottish Water engineers found the burst on a 12 inch water main at a car park near Espieside Crescent, leaving residents in the area with no water, low pressure or discoloured water from their taps.
Around 16,000 homes were affected by the burst pipe, including properties in the west of Coatbridge and the Baillieston, Blairhill, Bargeddie and Kirkwood areas.
Normal water supplies are now being restored to homes across Coatbridge and surrounding areas.
But bosses warn it will take longer for some homes to have their normal supplies restored, due to complexities with the repair of the burst.
To help minimise the issue, Scottish Water have created two distribution points for bottled water. Residents can access bottles at Showcase Cinema at Barbridge Leisure Centre G69 7TZ and at a branch of Morrisons supermarket in Main Street, Bailieston G69 9AH.
They also said that they had two incident caravans on-site in the affected areas where teams of staff will be based to help customers and provide information.
A spokesman for Scottish Water said: "Scottish Water has a team on-site to restore normal supplies as quickly as possible.
"We apologise for the inconvenience the loss of supply will cause to affected customers and will work as quickly and efficiently as possible to restore normal supplies as soon as we can.
"We thank affected customers for their patience and understanding."
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