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Brixton Hill Burst Water Main Causes Havoc For Commuters

'Today I will swim to work.'
Sarah Ann Harris
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News Reporter, HuffPost UK

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Parts of south London were brought to a standstill after a burst water main caused havoc.

Brixton Hill was awash with water on Thursday morning after a huge crack appeared in the road.

Brixton has a new water feature. No buses up and down the Hill. But plenty of canoe action for those suitably equipped. #brixtonwaterfeature pic.twitter.com/lm2yIHyepg

— Paul Middleton (@mybikeandme) July 27, 2017

Brixton Hill closed this morning...🤦🏼♀️ pic.twitter.com/CLM1tWWn71

— Jen Christie (@Jen_ChristieUK) July 27, 2017

Yesterday it took 2 hours to commute. Today I will swim to work 🐟🐠🐡 #Brixton #BrixtonHill pic.twitter.com/Zm1iOBgFMp

— Wine Press Girl (@WinePressGirl) July 27, 2017

#Brixton Hill has turned into a river! Major water leak and buses on divert 🚶 pic.twitter.com/d9OBQrpYe6

— Paul Cooney (@pablocooney) July 27, 2017

A water main broke on Brixton Hill this morning causing a major crack on a usually busy road and flooding the area. pic.twitter.com/fezAbMxCNU

— Kevin Dubouis (@KevinDubouis) July 27, 2017

The street was cordoned off from 5am, the Evening Standard reported.

The street remained closed into the morning while authorities worked to try to solve the issue.

A23 Brixton Hill btwn A205 Christchurch Rd + Brixton Water Ln - Remains closed, burst water main. A205 delays, both ways, on approach.

— TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) July 27, 2017

Motorists were advised to avoid the area as roads were jammed with buses on diversion.

Commuters were left struggling to get to work thanks to the incident...

Good luck to anyone trying to get to Brixton via Brixton Hill today. Currently walking in from Streatham Hill because this is the traffic pic.twitter.com/2d5f7xtXOG

— Hannah Al-Othman 🐝 (@HannahAlOthman) July 27, 2017

There must be close to 200 buses on Kings Avenue in Brixton due to a diversion for a burst water main in Brixton Hill pic.twitter.com/7DjN6oWSel

— Andrew Boyle (@andyboy76golf) July 27, 2017

A Thames Water spokesperson said: “We’re sorry for the disruption our burst water main on Brixton Hill is causing today.

“We’ve got a large team there making the area safe and ready to plan the repair, and we’ll do this as quickly as possible.”

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