Tap water appeared to suddenly turn brown in a Greater Manchester borough on Sunday (August 17) leaving residents confused.

Those living in the WA3 and WN4 postcodes of Warrington and Wigan began noticing discoloured water coming from their taps on Sunday night.

Pictures shared on social media showed baths and sinks with sediment left in them, with others showing bath water turning a light brown colour.

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One post read: "Omg just run the bath what's going on? We are drinking this too." As another person commented: "My taps were running for over an hour as they state to try and clear it and it only got increasingly worse."

"Oh sh**... I used the water in my baby’s bottles," commented

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