墨尔本99个郊区的居民被警告暂时不要直接饮用自来水或用自来水准备食物，需要煮沸后再使用。
周四（27日）的极端天气导致大规模停电，使Silvan水坝中尚未消毒的水进入了墨尔本的供水系统。饮用受污染的水可能会导致肠胃疾病。
Yarra Valley Water供水公司已经通知了88个郊区的客户。South East Water公司将另外11个郊区加入此列表。据估计，约有25万户家庭受到了影响。
周五下午，South East Water公司表示问题已得到解决，但一些地区仍存在未消毒的水。
一位发言人说：“保险起见，我们发出了将水煮沸的建议，直到这个问题完全解决为止。”
维州卫生总监萨顿（Brett Sutton）说：“我们要求公众在使用自来水前将其煮沸，无论是用于饮用、刷牙还是做冰块，确保在使用前将水完全煮沸。”
未煮沸的水仍可用于洗手、洗澡、冲马桶、洗碗、洗衣服和浇花。
受到影响的郊区列表：
ATTWOOD FAWKNER OLINDA
BAYSWATER FOREST HILL PARK ORCHARDS
BAYSWATER NORTH FERNTREE GULLY PLENTY
BELGRAVE GLEN WAVERLEY RESEARCH
BELGRAVE HEIGHTS GREENSBOROUGH RESERVOIR
BELGRAVE SOUTH GREENSBOROUGH RINGWOOD
BLACKBURN GREENVALE RINGWOOD EAST
BLACKBURN NORTH HEATHMONT RINGWOOD NORTH
BLACKBURN SOUTH KALORAMA ROXBURGH PARK
BORONIA KANGAROO GROUND SELBY
BOX HILL NORTH KILSYTH SILVAN
BROADMEADOWS KILSYTH SOUTH SOMERTON
BULLEEN KINGSBURY SOUTH MORANG
BUNDOORA LALOR TECOMA
BURWOOD LILYDALE TEMPLESTOWE
BURWOOD EAST LYSTERFIELD TEMPLESTOWE LOWER
CAMPBELLFIELD LYSTERFIELD SOUTH THE BASIN
CHIRNSIDE PARK LOWER PLENTY THOMASTOWN
COBURG NORTH MEADOW HEIGHTS TREMONT
COLDSTREAM MELBOURNE AIRPORT UPPER FERNTREE GULLY
COOLAROO MERNDA UPWEY
CRAIGIEBURN MILL PARK VERMONT
CROYDON MITCHAM VERMONT SOUTH
CROYDON HILLS MONBULK VIEWBANK
CROYDON NORTH MONT ALBERT NORTH WANTIRNA
CROYDON SOUTH MONTMORENCY WARRANDYTE
DALLAS MONTROSE WARRANDYTE SOUTH
DONCASTER MOOROOLBARK WARRANWOOD
DONCASTER EAST MOUNT DANDENONG WESTMEADOWS
DONVALE MOUNT EVELYN WOLLERT
DOREEN MOUNT WAVERLEY WONGA PARK
ELTHAM NORTH WARRANDYTE YALLAMBIE
EPPING NUNAWADING YARRAMBAT
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