AySA workers were working to try to contain flooding after a major pipeline burst.
A main water pipe burst on Friday morning, causing a major flood along the junction of 9 de Julio Avenue and Santa Fe Avenue downtown, consequently bringing traffic to a halt and flooding many basements of buildings nearby.
The flood started when apparently the pipe split, where later AySA water company staff worked in the area to try to solve the issue which caused a major flood along 9 de Julio Avenue.
“First of all we need to find the source of the problem. Afterward we will work toward the draining of basements in local buildings that have suffered major flooding. The main work should be completed today,” stated the spokesperson for AySA, Diego Muñiz while being interviewed by the press on the corner of Santa Fe and Cerrito.
The porter of one of the affected buildings spoke to the press stating: “we were sleeping and they let me know at about 3 am that a pipe had burst and everything was flooding. Straight away we got to work to ensure that the water didn’t bring us more trouble.”
With regard to the cause of the pipe breaking, the spokesperson for AySA stated that it still remained unknown, but that speculations pointed at the fact that the pipes were ‘old’.
“We have replaced more than 1000 kilometres worth of pipeline across the City. The system dates back eighty years. Sometimes when there are changes in temperature, the pipes have less elasticity and they break,” stated Muñiz.
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