THOUSANDS of homes in Eastern New Providence were left without water yesterday after a major supply pipe fractured caused the road to collapse around it. Families woke up to discover there was no water for bathing, toilets or cooking and the situation remained like that throughout the day as Water and Sewerage teams carried out urgent repairs. The break in supply occurred on Prince Charles Drive near Sammy’s restaurant around 1am yesterday. According to an area resident a driver was travelling on Prince Charles Drive when he drove into the sink hole. Shortly afterwards, another motorist crashed into a Bahamas Power and Light utility pole near the site in their attempt to avoid landing in the hole, the resident said. “The water started first because all of sudden, something gone bang and like that then the road get flooded and all (my yard) was underwater….(but) not my house,” said Ferdinand Sherman.

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