Freetown gial noh got no waata fi wash dehn skin!

The over 70,000 residents of Belize City, as well as those who live along both the Northern and Western Highways from miles 10 to Belize City, were inconvenienced for an entire day when today when the government’s Belize Water Services could not provide water to the old capital, making simple things like washing hands and flushing the toilet a challenging feat in 2010.

The interruption came almost as early as dawn had greeted us, as early as 6:00 a.m., when one of only two main arteries that lead from the company’s Double Run treatment plant suffered a major break, causing great inconvenience to businesses andd households alike.  And if that were not bad enough, the crisis was made more complex when a portion of earth at the site collapsed, setting back restoration for another four hours or so.

The setback was felt more in business places such as restaurants and hotels which rely on huge amounts of water for their guests and customers, especially in the summer months like now.  BWS has not offered an explanation as to what exactly caused the breach in the pipes but finally, just before 8 p.m., the pressure was back to normal in most places that had been affected.

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