10.14.06
That must have been a really big pipe
We had a little bit of craziness in Ancona yesterday. Around 11:30 AM a water main broke. The break was near one of the main intersections in town. In addition to around 1/5 of the population of Ancona being without water (around 20,000 people) traffic was backed up for Kilometers going in and out of the city. The eventually had to close one of the tunnels going to downtown because there was just too much traffic.
The police went around with megaphones telling people where water tanks would be set up, but there was still a run on water at all the stores. Even though the news listed our street as one of the streets without water, we’ve had water the whole time. Our teammates weren’t so lucky, so we ended up making dinner for everybody last night.
As of this morning, it sounds like most of the water is back on. And they’ve assured us it is safe to drink, even if it’s a little “red.” Gross.