LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A water main break in south Louisville soaked at least a dozen properties.
Louisville Water said there was a break at a 16-inch water main at the intersection of Third and West Kenton Street.
People are cleaning up the mess and water from their basements and yards. Residents told Spectrum News the started waterworks began around 8 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23.
Crews were out all day, assessing the water main break that submerged basements and yards in parts of near Churchill Downs.
“The whole alley was flooded and then it just started creeping up into that parking lot. It was only about to like the fence line of these two houses. That parking lot had a pretty good,” said Bryce Johnson, resident.
Johnson moved into his house in September and said he has seen minor flooding from rain before but never anything this bad.
“I didn’t even think it was going to, like, come up and get into the house as bad as it did,” Johnson said.
His sump pump was pumping out about four feet of water in his garage, he said.
“Everything’s replaceable except some stuff that’s not replaceable, you know, like the stuff that means much to you but, I mean, everything’s replaceable, pretty much so it’ll be all right,” Johnson said.
Down the alley, Geralyn Wolfe-Gaddie’s home also got water on her property.
“Just the backyard. My truck got a little damage. So, I’m up in the field next to me, and just a little area around the backyards flooded pretty much the back alleyways flooded, all the garbage cans everywhere, trash everywhere, it’s definitely a mess,” said Wolfe Gaddie.
Wolfe Gaddie has lived here for 40 years and said it was a shock to her Sunday morning.
“Sad, but we are working in the community here together, so will all pitch in and help each other and everything like that,” Wolfe Gaddie said.
