Video shows flooded Leeds garden as pipe bursts in Hunslet

There has been flooding in Hunslet following the bursting of a pipe this morning.
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Footage shows residents of the Royal Place area stepping out in wellington boots to walk through their garden, before the camera pans to the path outside.

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Burst pipe leaves area of Hunslet in Leeds with no water or low water pressure

The path outside the garden is also flooded.

Yorkshire Water have put a temporary measure in place to restore the water supply.Yorkshire Water have put a temporary measure in place to restore the water supply.
Yorkshire Water have put a temporary measure in place to restore the water supply.

Yorkshire Water confirmed earlier today that a pipe had burst and then announced they were working to rezone the water past the burst, but that it would take a while for water pressure to build back up.

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They have since set up a temporary supply to get the water back on while they complete the repair.

The incident came at a particularly inconvenient time, considering Leeds has been in the grip of a heatwave and is still experiencing high temperatures.