River Thames

We need an urgent response from Thames Water to get water supplies back on as soon as possible and to protect vulnerable communities. Once the water is flowing again, we need to establish exactly what happened and why. My worry is that decades of underinvestment in our infrastructure and poor regulation may be causing incidences like this. Right now, however, the priority must be getting water back in our taps.

— Monica Harding, MP for Esher and Walton, Surrey — urging Thames Water to respond urgently, investigate the cause, and highlight underinvestment and regulatory concerns.

The causes of death are yet to be determined, but the heatwave is the leading line of inquiry.

— Hélène Mourges, the prosecutor in the town of Carpentras, said.