Ongoing Evides shuts off drinking water in Rotterdam street after leak
Water company Evides has shut off drinking water to homes on the Crooswijksestraat while it repairs an underground leak, and the safety region advises residents to turn off all taps.
Sinkholes were discovered on Sunday morning on the Crooswijksestraat and the Hendrikstraat in Rotterdam's Crooswijk district. An underground water leak caused them, the Veiligheidsregio Rotterdam-Rijnmond said. The streets have been cordoned off.
The leak flooded the crawl spaces of homes. It also washed sand away, creating the holes.
Evides has shut off the drinking water to several homes on the Crooswijksestraat so it can repair the leak. The water in the crawl spaces must be pumped out first. After that, the homes will get drinking water again.
The safety region advises residents to turn off all taps. "That way you prevent possible leaks when you have water again," it said.
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Veiligheidsregio Rotterdam-Rijnmond
The Rotterdam-Rijnmond safety region is the regional safety authority for Rotterdam and the surrounding municipalities in the Rijnmond area. It brings together the regional fire service, municipal crisis management and medical emergency support, and coordinates the response when an incident affects more than one municipality or needs a joint approach. Safety regions like this one are the public bodies that inform residents and close off or manage dangerous locations during emergencies such as flooding, gas leaks or infrastructure damage.