Two commercial divers swam down into the turbid waters of the Prai River, Penang on Monday (Dec 18) night to determine the scale of the damage to the water pipe.
On Monday morning, commuters crossing the river at the bridge near Taman Ampang Jajar saw a "geyser" shooting 3m to 5m into the air from the middle of the river.
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On Monday morning, commuters crossing the river at the bridge near Taman Ampang Jajar saw a "geyser" shooting 3m to 5m into the air from the middle of the river.
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00:00 Two commercial divers swam down into the turbid waters of the Prairie River, Penang, on Monday
00:07 night to determine the scale of the damage to the water pipe.
00:11 The 1.35-metre pipe, which had burst earlier in the day, sends treated water from Sungai
00:17 Muda in the north to much of Batuward on the mainland, the island's southwest district,
00:23 where places like Bayan Lepas and Bayan Baru are situated, and a large portion of Georgetown.
00:29 In a statement on Tuesday, the Penang Water Supply Corporation said the divers descended
00:35 at 10.30pm and were able to assess the size of the rupture.
00:40 Repairs are underway and Penang Water Supply Corporation said the island's southwest district
00:45 may experience supply disruptions until the pipe, which runs across the riverbed, is resealed.
00:53 On Monday morning, commuters crossing the river at the bridge near Taman Ampang Jaja
00:58 saw a geyser shooting three metres to five metres into the air from the middle of the
01:03 river.
01:04 The cause of the rupture is still unknown.
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