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Water outage closes school near Umeå

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  • Water outage closes Rödåsel school with 48 students.
  • Vakin sets out water tanks; residents told to boil water later.
  • Cause identified but repair timeline unknown.

A water outage has forced the closure of Rödåsel school outside Umeå. The school, which has 48 students, is closed because it has no water. The outage affects the areas of Rödånäs and Rödåsel.

Rödåsels vattenförening, the water association that supplies water to Vakin, is troubleshooting the problem. Fredrik Nyberg from the association says they believe they have identified the fault but do not know how long it will take to fix. Vakin has set out water tanks in the area.

they believe they have identified the fault but do not know how long it will take to fix

Fredrik Nyberg, from the association (Rödåsels vattenförening)

Vakin says residents in Rödåsel and Rödånäs should boil the water when it is turned back on. It is unclear when the water will return and when the school can reopen.

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