Households in parts of Eastern district without water after pipe burst in Shau Kei Wan
Households in four areas of Hong Kong’s Eastern district have been left without fresh water after a pipe burst in Shau Kei Wan, with authorities expecting the water supply to resume before midnight. A video circulating on social media on Tuesday showed water gushing from the ground at a worksite near a bus stop, with an excavator parked nearby. The Water Supplies Department said on its website that the water supply was cut at 11am, affecting Sai Wan Ho, Shau Kei Wan, Aldrich Bay and the area...
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Shau Kei Wan water pipe burst and its effect on households, with no conflicting facts (both place it in Shau Kei Wan and both say Tuesday).
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