A huge water main break has left much of Sunset Boulevard and the UCLA campus under water. Water was gushing up to 30 feet into the air and some locals were trying to boogie board in the water (California, man).
A water main burst with a massive torrent of water close to UCLA's campus, and the campus is rapidly flooding, including all the major athletic venues. Pauley Pavilion was *just* renovated, and now it looks like this:.
As UCLA tallied the damage from rampant flooding triggered by the rupture of a 90-year-old city water line, Los Angeles city leaders on Wednesday were once again confronted with the consequences of deferred maintenance on the city's aging infrastructure.
No injuries were reported from the flooding at UCLA, and many students used the occasion to wade down steps that became waterfalls. Some broke out floats and were pulled through the accumulated water. Patrick Huggins and Mattahew Bamberger,
#westwood flooding @UCLA campus, people trapped in cars, Sunset Blvd. closed. force of water now near Pauley Pavilion pic.twitter.com/UZGlFtkQOY. — Tara Wallis (@tarawallis) July 29, 2014. Wow. UCLA's Drake Stadium
UCLA flood from water line rupture is red flag for LA infrastructure
