The sewage system burst in the early hours of 28 October. A concrete sewer tunnel’s arch of the line that served two of Volgograd’s districts collapsed in the plain field of the Tsaritsa River.
Two 1200-mm pipelines were located at the collapse site. According to the preliminary data, one of them was damaged.
The utility company in charge of the sewer tunnel reported that a repair team had immediately been dispatched. The crew worked through the night but to no avail.