Earlier this May, unsafe drinking water led to more than 100 cases of a waterborne disease down in Devon, with people asked to boil their water over contimation concerns
United Utilities has issued an update as another water supplier is testing samples after families report falling ill.
READ MORE: 'It's immoral': Man, 63, REFUSED life insurance pay-out by Aviva after he's told he's dying According to the government, 16,000 households and businesses in Brixham, supplied by South West Water , were initially told not to use their tap water for drinking without boiling and cooling it first.
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