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A rupture of a 200mmpvcp water pipe occurred at the intersection of Section 2 of Guotai Road and Xinfu Road, Fengshan District, Kaohsiung City.
A water pipe ruptured at the intersection of Section 2 of Guotai Road and Xinfu Road in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung City this afternoon, causing the road to be flooded up to shins. The water company urgently cut off water for repairs, affecting 7,933 households. Water will be cut off until 22:00. The police sent personnel to divert traffic and asked people to change routes.
A 200mmpvcp water pipe broke at the intersection of Section 2 of Guotai Road and Xinfu Road in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung City this afternoon, causing the road to be flooded up to the shins. The water company has sent personnel to the scene and dispatched strange hands to excavate. It is expected to be repaired before 22:00.
The water company conducted emergency water outages for emergency repairs, including Guoguangli, Xinfuli, Guolongli, Guofuli, Guotaili, the south of Xinqiangli Yuqi Road and Lane 224, Wujia 1st Road, Xingrenli, causing a total of 7,933 households to have water outages.
Due to the vast area of flooded areas at the scene, part of the lane has been occupied, affecting the passage of people and vehicles. The Fengshan Police Station sent officers to the scene to continue to divert traffic and ask the public to change routes.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
It is expected to be repaired and water supply restored before 22:00
Very likely · Within hours

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