Schools forced to close after being left without water as huge areas of Cardiff are affected by burst pipe

A TOTAL of nine Cardiff schools have had to shut at short notice because large parts of the city have been left with no water.

Welsh Water says teams are dealing with the burst water main in the Llanedeyrn area of the Welsh capital.

They say that some properties in the CF3 and CF23 postcode and surrounding areas are either experiencing "low water pressure or no water".

A statement added: ""Our teams are on site and we are working hard to restore supplies, tankers are in position currently and more expected in the next few hours.

Around 12,000 people have been affected.

Welsh Water said it had set up a bottled water station at Eastern Leisure Centre.

It added it expected the problem to be fixed by Monday evening

The Llanedeyrn Primary School website has issued a statement saying that the school will be closed today because of the situation.

It said: "Unfortunately, we have just found out from Welsh Water that they have switched off the water for Llanedeyrn and it will not be switched back on until later this afternoon.

“That leaves us with no choice but to close the school today, Monday 14th November 2022."

Local councillor Keith Jones said that Glan Yr Afon and Bryn Hafod primary schools were also having to close because there is no water to the sites.

He said they were closed because of a lack of working toilets, heating, hygiene and catering facilities.

Cardiff council later confirmed that St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Bryn Celyn Primary, Hollies, Pen Y Groes, and Berllan Deg are also all closed.

The full list of schools involved are:

Llanedeyrn Primary School
Glan Yr Afon Primary
Bryn Hafod Primary
St Bernadette's
Bryn Celyn Primary
Hollies School
Pen Y Groes Primary
Berllan Deg Primary
St Teilo's.

Eastern High in Rumney has issued a notice to pupils today to say that they are open and the school is not affected by the burst water main.

A letter that has gone out to local residents says that until the pipe is fixed, "You may experience low pressure or no water. We expect all supplies to be fully restored by later this morning.

"As a general rule, it should take about five seconds to fill a pint glass from the cold water tap in your kitchen.

“If you can run your cold kitchen tap, this will also help to clear any discolouration in your supply."