The stairs at #UCLA turned into a waterfall. http://t.co/obAdzhX3H7 pic.twitter.com/RD84eoSnZY
— Kari Van Horn (@KariVanHorn) July 29, 2014
The town is abuzz about the 1921 water main in Westwood that ruptured yesterday afternoon, creating a a 30-foot geyser and then a 15-foot sinkhole in Sunset Boulevard and flooding parts of nearby UCLA. LADWP couldn't turn the main off until about four hours after it first ruptured and there are "at least" two sections that are still leaking near the break, which over the afternoon let loose something like eight to ten million gallons of water. (The whole thing is reminiscent of the summer of 2009, when the city's aging pipes, unable to handle variations in water pressure due to water rationing, started bursting all over the place.)
Meanwhile, UCLA's still a mess—as of this morning, more than 700 cars are still at least partially under water, a section of Sunset is still closed, and the cleanup effort will probably take days, says KPCC. (How many days? No one's saying yet.) The deluge would be unbelievable, were it not for camera phones and Twitter. We've collected several of the most stunning flood photos after the jump.
Enjoy it ;) #uclaflood #UCLA pic.twitter.com/YJO6osZkQm
— Firat Uran (@firaturan) July 30, 2014
Check out Pauley Pavilion right now #sunsetflood #ucla. More photos: http://t.co/n1trn9CK8l… Gene Blevins photo pic.twitter.com/jNx1UcFKaz
— SGV Tribune (@SGVTribune) July 30, 2014
.@LADWP official: #UCLAflood water main repairs will NOT be completed Wednesday. Lots of complicated work to be done. pic.twitter.com/Ys1U3Ec4fv
— Joe Serna, LAT (@JosephSerna) July 30, 2014
This is not good... #uclaflood pic.twitter.com/CHdvpR7kpl
— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBCLA) July 30, 2014
Two cars stuck in water on Circle Drive near Parking Lot 7 on #UCLA campus (via @ChristineOnNews) #Sunsetwatermain pic.twitter.com/xAtmsxk744
— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@myfoxla) July 30, 2014
Water gushes onto Sunset Boulevard from the main break near #UCLA pic.twitter.com/yTRPm0rHcg
— Daily Bruin (@dailybruin) July 29, 2014
#UCLAFlood at Charles E Young and Westwood Plaza next to Parking Structure 4, seen from UCLA Anderson pic.twitter.com/xuBaapVruN
— Daily Bruin (@dailybruin) July 30, 2014
The "50-year storm" at #UCLA. Death on a stick out there, mate, but the #Westwood FBI office is open for business. pic.twitter.com/heuHjfFQJD
— Point Break LIVE! (@PointBreak_Live) July 30, 2014
Inside the lot #UCLA #UCLAflood pic.twitter.com/OtXe8pnX43
— Sam Hoff (@samhoff3) July 30, 2014
#SunsetFlood: 739 cars stranded in #UCLA parking structures; half submerged in water pic.twitter.com/rdNqTN3KGH
— Julie Sone (@JulieSone) July 30, 2014
· UCLA flood: Cleanup, repairs to last days after water main rupture (updated) [SCPR]
· Broken water main floods UCLA at 75,000 gallons per minute [LAT]
· UCLA flood: Cleanup, repairs to last days after water main rupture [SCPR]
· Last Summer's Sinkholes and Street Geysers Explained [Curbed LA]
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