At its peak, a "wall of water" 10 metres high had burst through the ground, flooding the densely populated neighbourhood.
Almost 150,000 Montreal homes were put under a boil water advisory after a broken water main erupted into a "geyser" that transformed streets in the Canadian city into streams, paralysed traffic and forced people to evacuate from flooded buildings.
Witnesses said that at its peak, a "wall of water" 10 metres high had burst through the ground, flooding the densely populated neighbourhood.Lyman Zhu said he woke up to what sounded like "heavy rain". Residents donned rubber boots and waded through the water that streamed down the streets and puddled in intersections during the approximately five and a half hours it took to fully stem the flow.
However, the city issued a boil-water advisory that covered a large swath of the north-eastern part of the island.The city issued a boil-water advisory that covered a large swath of the north-eastern part of the island. Lyman Zhu said he woke up to what sounded like "heavy rain" and when he looked out his window saw a "wall of water" that was about 10 metres high and the width of the street.Maxime Carignan Chagnon said the "giant wall of water" gushed for about two hours.Witnesses said that at its peak, a "wall of water" 10 metres high had burst through the ground, flooding the densely populated neighbourhood.
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