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Water supply resumes for 800,000 in central China city

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-11-18 13:41

ZHENGZHOU - Water supply for 800,000 residents in central China city Zhengzhou basically resumed Thursday, one day after a burst pipe disrupted supply.

A major pipe burst at the plant Wednesday morning, with a 10-meter section of the pipeline damaged. The plant is using standby facilities to supply water.

"It will take another 72 hours to fix the damage," a spokesman said.

The damaged section of the pipe was built in 1976 and so it is old, he added.

The pipe ran through a highway intersection, and the plant had been working with authorities to change the route of the pipe section, he said.