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In Rotterdam-Delfshaven, dozens of houses are without water on Monday night. A big leak has occurred in the drinking water line. The leak is now closed, but a spokesperson thinks the fire department is still working for hours. It is not known when the water is connected again.
The first flood report arrived around 4:30 pm from 1st IJzerstraat. Shortly after, the Coolhavenstraat and the Schoonderloostraat seemed to be clear. And water ran in some houses.
"It was nothing, maybe the water was half a meter high," says a resident of the region to a RTV reporter Rijnmond. "I could not even reach my car, the water was at the height of the knees."
Firefighters: "At the intersection of 1st Street IJzerstraat and Coolhavenstraat we see the biggest problem: the water has washed away a lot of sand and that is why we have first checked the stability of buildings, which is normal.When it is still possible, we still do not know.When 19 hours, gas and electricity were also controlled, but they should not be closed
The first report of the water leaks arrived around 4.30 pm The firefighters went to the 1st IJzerstraat and then reported problems on the streets Coolhavenstraat and Schoonderloostraat The inconvenience was so great that around 5:45 pm intensified.
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