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Cebu News

Main line damage causes water service interruption

- Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon -

CEBU, Philippines - Thousands of people lost access to water yesterday after a main Metropolitan Cebu Water District line leak in Butuanon Bridge in Mandaue City yesterday.

Consumers in Mandaue City, Lapu-Lapu City and in the towns of Liloan and Consolacion went without water as early as 3 a.m. yesterday.

Charmaine Rodriguez, MCWD spokeswoman, said that as of 8:30 last night, two MCWD repair teams were already doing fabrication work to replace the damaged portion.

"Usually basta main line ang ma-damage dugay-dugay gyud na maayo. But within 24 hours paninguhaun sa MCWD nga maayo na ang damaged portion," Rodriguez said.

She said the main line burst at around 3 a.m. yesterday.

Rodriguez added that MCWD has already started dispatching water distribution trucks to some affected barangays like Looc, Cambaro, Alang-Alang, Maguikay, Umapad, Casuntingan, Centro and Ibabao, all in Mandaue City and barangay Mactan in Lapu-Lapu City.

Water refilling stations in Mandaue also saw their share of customers queuing up to buy water for drinking or bathing. — (FREEMAN)

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BUTUANON BRIDGE

CAMBARO

CASUNTINGAN

CENTRO AND IBABAO

CHARMAINE RODRIGUEZ

LAPU-LAPU CITY

LILOAN AND CONSOLACION

LOOC

MACTAN

MANDAUE CITY

METROPOLITAN CEBU WATER DISTRICT

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