Water outage at London’s Gatwick airport leaves toilets out of order and restaurants closed

LONDON — Water supplies to London’s Gatwick Airport were disrupted on Sunday ​after a power outage at a ‌local treatment works, authorities at the airport said.

LONDON — Water supplies to London’s Gatwick Airport were disrupted on Sunday ​after a power outage at a ‌local treatment works, authorities at the airport said.

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The issue had ​resulted in flushing toilets not ​working and the closure of restaurants ⁠and bars, passengers said on social ​media.

The airport, Britain’s busiest after Heathrow, said ​water supplies in both of its terminals had been affected. “Bottled water is being made available ​to passengers and staff across the ​airport and other contingency measures are being put in ‌place ⁠to ensure the welfare of our passengers,” the statement said.