Miami senior residents without water for over a week
After a pipe burst on Aug. 1, managers emailed Town Park Village residents, suggesting they find somewhere else to stay.
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After a pipe burst on Aug. 1, managers emailed Town Park Village residents, suggesting they find somewhere else to stay.
The effort is part of a competitive bidding process featuring three companies vying for a long-term contract to modernize the city's water meter system.
The city recommended in an email that affected residents boil tap water before using it, a spokesperson told CBS News Miami. The order is expected to remain in place until Monday.
Broward County officials told CBS News Miami that a private contractor using a horizontal drilling method to lay fiber optic line hit an 8-inch water pipe, leading to the powerful leak.
A boil water notice is in effect for Cyprus Bay High School and Falcon Cove Middle School.
Morgan Rynor reports the water supply to Falcon Cove Middle School and Cypress Bay High School was affected.
A water main break in Weston is forcing two schools to cancel classes on Thursday.
A large water main break was impacting homes Tuesday afternoon in SW Miami-Dade.
Homes in SW Miami-Dade are being affected by a large water main break in the Kendall area.
Teri Hornstein reports crews worked overnight to repair the break and clear the flooded street.
Morgan Rynor reports the flowing water caused a sinkhole on NW 67th Avenue
Morgan Rynor reports a city councilman said a contractor from Comcast was working and he hit the water main.
A car falls into a man hole as the street floods.
A car falls into a man hole as the street floods.
On Saturday, officials said customers may return to normal water usage and released a list of which areas have been cleaned and decontaminated
Joan Murray reports the break happened near Sheridan Street.
The city of Miami Beach issued a precautionary boil water notice after a private contractor accidentally struck a 20-inch water main in South Beach
CBS News Miami was on the scene as crews in Fort Lauderdale cleaned and repaired a mainline on SE 8th Avenue that broke overnight.
CBS4's Ted Scouten reports on how crews in Hollywood worked Wednesday to repair a water main that ruptured Wednesday when crews working in the area accidentally struck it, authorities said.
This year's Orange Blossom Classic included bottled water donations for Jackson, Miss., residents, many of whom are mired in a water crisis.
