An island off the coast of Scotland was left without water - because so many people took on the Ice Bucket Challenge.

Demand for water escalated on Colonsay when the charity craze took off on the Inner Hebridean island, which has a population of around 135, British media report.

The water system stops automatically as part of moves to cut wastage on the eight mile-long isle and needs to be turned back on afterwards. 

David Johnston, from the Colonsay Brewery told The Sun that water engineers had to go to the island five times over the weekend.

Colonsay 

The 60-year-old told the newspaper: 'The challenge spread round the island like wildfire. It hit a peak on Sunday evening. 

'The water system must have thought there was a burst main.'

A spokesman for Scottish Water said water had been shut off during the weekend but added that residents were still able to use stored supplies on the island.