Residents of Northend, forced to rely on bottled water and a tanker, find their lives upended in the heatwave

Before Carolyn Evans set foot in the shower Wednesday morning, she set a five-minute timer as an emergency tanker outside supplied water. Not enough time, she discovered, to wash her hair as well.

For Evans, who has lived in the small village of Northend for 12 years, it’s anxiety inducing.

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