Residents in some Toamua-uta, Saina and Aele experienced water supply disruptions on Sunday, which affected households, daily routines and small businesses. 

Families reported difficulties with cooking, sanitation and access to drinking water. Some said they were forced to buy water or wait hours for service to be restored.

A resident of Toamua Uta said her family had no access to water on Sunday morning. 

“At 11, there was still no water. It just started working again today (Monday),” she said. “Some days, when it cuts off, it restores around midnight. Back then, the water was working fine, but that's how it is now.”

She said the lack of water affects daily life, particularly food preparation and access to drinking water.

"Without water, we cannot cook. And also drinking water. It's a big issue for us,” she said. “We tend to buy water from the store when this happens.”

Sianatu Leota Lu, from Aele, said her water supply was disrupted on Sunday morning.

"Our water was not running on Sunday morning,” she said. She said service resumed later in the afternoon and noted the outage affected her business.

“Because I own an Airbnb, there should always be a water supply for my customers. I try not to offer my Airbnb because the water supply here is slow and it's not working well,” she said.

Mareta Afeake, of Saina, said the water was cut on Sunday morning and restored later that afternoon.

"It happened Sunday morning, and it was restored around the afternoon as I was getting ready for church,” she said. “When I was going to take a shower, the water wasn't running, so I went to church without bathing.”

She said water returned around midafternoon.

"It wasn't always like this. Yesterday it was running, but barely and then it started running like normal.” She said stored water helped with food preparation.

"Luckily, I left some water out for cooking preparations. What a relief.”

Salā Apoiliu Peleuale said the water supply in her area is generally reliable.

“There really isn't any problem with our water most of the time,” she said. “Usually, Sundays are when our water runs slowly, barely running at all, and then it goes back to normal later in the evening.”