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Wales water updates: Burst pipe closes Conwy schools for second day

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Water main pipe burst at Bryn Cowlyd Water Treatment Works in Dolgarrog, Conwy on Wednesday night .

As many as 40,000 homes are thought to be without water as a result of the incident.

Nearly 40 schools and education centres in Conwy have announced they will remain shut on Friday .

Some residents have resorted to using stream and pond water to flush their toilets.

Volunteers have been going door to door to deliver water to vulnerable people.