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Thousands of homes in east London and Essex are still experiencing a complete water outage or low water pressure, almost a week after a series of pipes burst in South Woodford.
Thames Water has repeatedly apologised for the outage and said it expects to have supplies restored by Friday.
The heat is proving to be deadly, as A&E departments in England recorded their busiest summer ever, with the reord-breaking heat cited as a key factor.
In July, 2.49 million people attended emergency departments, and preliminary figures suggest there were more than 2,800 heat-related deaths in May and June – almost double the total for last year.
An ambulance technician said working in the heat was "vile", while other healthcare workers have said they are "dripping with sweat from head to toe".
Health Secretary Yvette Cooper said the figures show how much of an "additional burden is placed on the NHS during periods of extreme heat," and said the NHS must plan for summer pressures in a similar way to winter.
A total of 1,017 wildfires have been recorded in England and Wales this year, according to data shared by the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), which matches last year's record.
In the New Forest, Hampshire, a team of 130 firefighters battled a wildfire on Thursday that has affected an area roughly the size of 230 football pitches, authorities said.
The UK is facing increasingly extreme conditions such as heatwaves, drought and wildfires fuelled by climate change.
