Engineers have been working on a County Durham road after it flooded with water on Monday (July 11) morning - leaving several households without water and the road closed. 

Pine Road, between Ferryhill and Metal Bridge was closed from around 6am after a large quantity of water appeared on the road network. 

Engineers from Northumbrian Water have been present on Pine Road this morning - where they have now cleared the water but vans still remain at the site to work out how the flood happened and to reconnect the affected properties to the network.

Read more: LIVE: Houses left without water after flood on Pine Road near Ferryhill - updates

On social media, Northumbrian Water has said: "Emergency Repair Required. Water supplies around Pine Road may be affected until 12:45pm. Thank you for your patience."

The road has now partially reopened.

Northumbrian Water and Durham County Council have been contacted for a comment on how the incident happened.

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