Updated 1pm

Water Services Corporation has managed to avert a crisis, finding an alternative distribution system to prevent widespread water cuts.

Consumers were advised earlier on Thursday that they may experience no water or low water pressure for the next 24 hours after a private contractor damaged a major pipe at the area known as Tal-Balal.

A spokesman for the corporation said it was investigating the damage and was not yet able to say which areas might be affected, or how long it would take to resolve. 

"If things go as planned no interruptions will be necessary until repairs are fully completed," the spokesman added.

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