Scottish Water have been restoring supplies to customers after 20,000 residents in Glasgow went without water.

The company tweeted that they had received a high number of calls from properties in the G12, G20, G23, G41, G42, G43, G61 and G62 areas on Saturday morning.

A high number of people attempting to contact the company led to their website crashing.

Scottish Water said that they would have an inspector investigating the issue "as soon as possible".

It was found that a fault on a control valve in the upstream network was to blame for the issue.

Engineers on site were able to complete a repair before 11am and the water network has been recovering, gradually restoring normal service.

A spokesperson for Scottish Water said: "We would like to apologise to customers who have experienced disruption to their water supply this morning.

"We understand the inconvenience this causes and appreciate everyone's patience while our team completed a repair in order to restore supplies as quickly as possible.

"When customers' supply returns, they may experience cloudy or discoloured water for a short time. If this occurs, they should run the kitchen tap at medium pressure until the water runs clear.

"Please refer to our website for more information and advice."