St Paul’s Cray residents are infuriated after being left without running water for days.

Those living at Selwyn Place have been without clean running water since Saturday (April 13) due to a nearby leak.

Despite it being reported as soon as it was discovered locals claims that today (April 14), four days after the problem was identified, their taps are still dry.

Housing association Affinity Sutton manage the properties and have been heavily criticised by residents for failing to fix the problem in a timely fashion.

Selwyn Road resident Eileen Quinlan, 49, said: “I went to turn the tap on but there was nothing. I checked every tap and asked my neighbours too.

“Four days later the water is still not on. There all families round here, the kids are going to come home from school and need a wash.

“You can’t have a bath, can’t flush the toilet, it’s disgusting. It’s like a third world country.”

MORE TOP STORIES The carer added: “It’s taken far too long to get fixed, it’s so frustrating I’ve been ringing up but everyone just keeps passing the buck.

“You don’t realise how much you need water until it’s taken away.”

Neighbour Laurence Gummery, 54, a former employee of Allied Bakeries, said: "We were given six bottles of water on Saturday, but it takes about three litres to flush the toilet.

"You can’t have a wash, can’t wash-up. You can just about fill up a kettle.

"It’s not acceptable, it’s all families round here."

A spokesman for Affinity Sutton said: "A leak at another property which occurred on Saturday meant Thames Water had to shut off the water supply to approximately 10 properties, affecting Selwyn Place.

"This was reported to our out-of-ours service the next day and our contractor attended on site delivering bottled water as an interim measure.

"Our surveyor attended today and established that the leaking underground service pipe is our responsibility to repair and we are now assessing the scope of the excavation with a view to starting the repair immediately.

"We will of course keep residents regularly updated and will ensure their bottled water supply is replenished until normal water supply is restored."

A Thames Water spokesman said: “When we investigated the no water reports we found the problem to be with a private supply pipe. We immediately contacted the relevant property owner who we believe is arranging for it to be repaired.”