Montreal flooding caused by construction

The flood that gushed water through the streets of downtown Montreal can be attributed to construction near the fracture site.

According to CBC News, an investigation by the city of Montreal, revealed on Thursday, that, shifting soil from construction work caused the break in the hundred year old pipe.

Construction was being carried out at the McTavish reservoir when the break occurred last Monday afternoon.

The city announced that four aqueducts, including the one that leaked were in the process of being replaced as part of a major underground rehabilitation program.

McGill University meanwhile suffered extensive damage, with estimates close to one hundred thousand dollars.

According to a statement from city officials, forty thousand cubic metres of drinking water gushed onto city streets in about two hours on Monday afternoon.

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