Source: Radio New Zealand
The broken pipe sent water rushing down the street and lifted manholes.
Streets in the Lower Hutt suburb of Stokes Valley have become rivers after a watermain breakage.
The pipe broke underneath Kamahi Street sending thousands of litres of water onto the road.
It has ripped up the route, lifted manholes and sent rocks floating down the torrent.
Cars attempting to drive through the flooded street.
Max Goddard-Winchester said it started about 12pm on Monday.
“I think all the stormwater that is supposed to be going under the road has just started pissing out the top of it.”
Goddard-Winchester said there was not much you could do to redirect the flow of the water.
“I think people down the road, people who had their garage door open it was just flooding into their front door.
“We had it going down our driveway earlier but we managed to stop it coming down that way.”
Carina said her home was just around the corner.
“In 1976 this happened, the same thing. I remember the roads all lifting, the water getting in underneath it, yeah it is not a quick fix neither.”
She said there would be quite a few people affected by the broken water main, given it was a large street.
Wellington Water and Hutt City Council have been approached for comment.
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