Homes across the north and northwest of Glasgow are suffering from a loss of water following a burst water main in Bearsden.

A 56-inch main burst on MacFarlane Road has left some homes without water and caused flooding on the roads.

Drivers have been advised to avoid the area, while Scottish Water says it is doing 'everything possible' to get things back to normal as soon as possible.

Crews have also been dispatched to help some of the households affected by the flooding from the burst.

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A spokesperson for Scottish Water said: “Customers in parts of the north and north west of Glasgow, Bearsden and Milngavie areas are experiencing disruption to their normal water supply following a burst on a major water main earlier today.

“Properties in parts of the Partick, Partickhill, Broomhill, Kelvingrove, Kelvindale, Kelvinside, Hyndland, Hillhead, Maryhill, Ruchill, Gilsochill, North Kelvin, Acre, Summerston, Cadder, Bearsden and Milngavie areas are experiencing a loss of normal water supply, low water pressure or discoloured water following the incident this afternoon.

“The burst occurred on a 36 inch trunk main in McFarlane Road, Bearsden. It is now being isolated to enable the repair to take place, and we are working to restore normal supplies to affected properties as quickly as possible.

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“Our main priorities are isolating the burst and assessing all options to ensure that any loss of supply is minimised and normal water supplies are restored as quickly as possible. We are also helping a small number of householders who have been affected by flooding near to the burst.

“During these operations there is the possibility that other customers’ supplies could be affected because of the size of the trunk main affected and the areas it supplies. 

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“An incident caravan is on-site and Scottish Water staff are in the area helping customers, making sure anyone needing assistance is getting the support they require. 

“We apologise to all affected customers for the inconvenience and can assure them we are doing everything possible to restore normal supplies as quickly as we can.”