The center of New York flooded: what happened

On the morning of January 13, a major breakthrough of the water main occurred in New York. As a result of this, the streets were flooded and the work of the subway at rush hour was disrupted. This publication writes CNN.

What happened

January 13 at about 12:00 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan there was a breakthrough of the water main. According to official sources at a press conference, it caused significant delays on lines 1, 2 and 3 of the subway and the blocking of streets on Broadway from 72nd to 61st streets.

Emergency teams arrived at the scene who worked to fix the problem. According to official sources, the water was shut off around 15:00 on Monday.

Aftermath

“It will likely take several days to complete the work and rebuild the streets,” said Vincent Sapienza, Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection.

A video posted by Derick Waller, a CNN WABC reporter, shows how the floods almost turned a Broadway stretch into a river.

According to Joseph Ferrante, the deputy assistant chief of the New York Fire Department, the three buildings were thoroughly damaged.

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Sapienza said that there is no concern about the quality of water, you just need to open the water taps and wait until the water is clean.

Reasons for the breakthrough

Possible reasons for the breakthrough have not yet been announced. However, according to a source, extreme weather fluctuations were observed in the city on weekends. Perhaps this was the reason for the breakthrough of the water supply.