LA’s Sunset Boulevard floods after century-old pipe bursts

Global World Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:07:56 GMT Moderate confidence — 73/100

The rupture of a century-old pipe transformed a stretch of Sunset Boulevard into a rushing river, engulfing one of Los Angeles’ busiest corridors in thousands of gallons of water.
On Thursday morning, a 36‑inch underground pipe burst without warning at the convergence of Sunset and Holloway Drive, opening a sizable sinkhole and sending a torrent coursing down the surrounding streets for several hours.
From above, the scene looked surreal: water cascading along tree‑lined blocks, vehicles stranded in rising currents, a fleet of buses partially submerged and what appeared to be an underground par

The rupture of a century-old pipe transformed a stretch of Sunset Boulevard into a rushing river, engulfing one of Los Angeles’ busiest corridors in thousands of gallons of water.
On Thursday morning, a 36‑inch underground pipe burst without warning at the convergence of Sunset and Holloway Drive, opening a sizable sinkhole and sending a torrent coursing down the surrounding streets for several hours.
From above, the scene looked surreal: water cascading along tree‑lined blocks, vehicles stranded in rising currents, a fleet of buses partially submerged and what appeared to be an underground par

Sources: The Independent