Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante says workers are now removing debris from roads in the area, but it will take time to get the parts to repair the two-metre-wide pipe
A firefighter stands on a flooded street next to a geyser caused by a broken watermain in Montreal, on Aug. 16.The mayor of Montreal says the cause of a major water main break Friday morning near the city’s Jacques Cartier Bridge remains unknown.
Valerie Plante says 50 buildings were flooded when millions of litres of water erupted onto city streets, and 16 households have asked the Red Cross for emergency housing.Plante says she’s relieved the city didn’t have to shut off the drinking water supply to any customers, although Montreal did issue a boil-water advisory for about 150,000 homes for more than a day.
Chantal Morissette, director of Montreal’s water department, says the pipe that burst was among the city’s most vulnerable and had suffered corrosion over the years. Plante also gave an update on the damage caused by torrential rain that hit Montreal on Aug. 9, saying more than 3,300 private b A break in a major underground water main near Montreal's Jacques Cartier Bridge has sent water gushing down streets and inside homes. Canadian Press reporter Morgan Lowrie says the flooding led to the evacuation of nearby buildings and a boil-water advisory for about 150,000 homes.
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