This post was updated at 8:08 p.m. Two Los Angeles city councilmembers are demanding that the L.A. Department of Water and Power report the cause of the water main break that flooded campus Tuesday and possible infrastructure problems that led to the break, in a motion released Wednesday evening. Read more...
Photo: City councilmember Paul Koretz spoke at a press conference near UCLA about the water main break Wednesday. (Brandon Choe / Daily Bruin)
Officials said about 20 million gallons of water leaked from a water main on Sunset Boulevard during Tuesday’s flood, instead of the eight to 10 million previously estimated. Read more...
UCLA workers and contractors are continuing to remove water and clear debris from areas affected by Tuesday’s flood, although officials say the water will not be cleared before Friday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Chancellor Gene Block said at a Wednesday press conference it is unclear how much money Tuesday’s flood will cost UCLA. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin)
Large areas of UCLA were covered Tuesday afternoon by water rushing from a water main break on Sunset Boulevard near Marymount High School. Pauley Pavilion, Parking Structures 4 and 7 and the Morgan Center are among the areas hit by the flood. Read more...
Sunset Boulevard is likely to remain closed throughout Wednesday and on Thursday because of problems with repair work to a broken water pipe. Read more...
Because of the flood, a physician is doing triage for students in Bruin Plaza, and a suite of exam rooms is set up for student use with two additional physicians at the Medical Center. Read more...
Photo: Physicians are available for students in Bruin Plaza, after the Ashe Center closed due to flooding. (Sam Hoff / Daily Bruin)
A total of 739 vehicles are currently trapped in Parking Structures 4 and 7 because of flooding, based on reports to UCLA. The number may change as more people report their cars. Read more...
Photo: Hundreds of cars are trapped in UCLA parking structures because of the flood. (Graphic by Sam Hoff, Bruin senior staff)
