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Page 4 March 20, 2019 Photo by d anny P eterson / t he P ortland o bserver A city of Portland construction crew on Monday fills a whole left in the street caused by a broken water main, a major supply line that caused flooding, evacuations and a power outage of over 10,000 homes. Portland Water Bureau crew worked around the clock from when the pipe burst Saturday morning until a replacement was set and buried Monday morning. Allen Temple CME Church 70th Church Anniversary Family and Friends Worship Service Theme: “Built and empowered by Jesus to witness and serve” Matthew 16:18-19 Colors: Navy Blue & Sliver Speaker: Reverend Doctor Johnny Pack IV, Pastor Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church When: Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 4:00 P.M. Where: Maranatha Church 4222 NE 12th Avenue, Portland, OR 97211 ‘It looked like a river’ C ontinued from f ront affected street in one to two weeks, officials said. Until then, it’s ad- vised to avoid the area as crews conduct their work. In addition, the tap water of the area is okay to drink, but people should wait until Funerals ~ Memorial Services ~ Cremation ~ Preplanning “Dedicated to providing excellent service and superior care of your loved one” Funeral Home staff available 24 hours 503-249-1788 Terry Family Funeral Home 2337 N Williams Ave, Portland, Or 97227 www.terryfamilyfuneralhome.com the discolored water runs clear, ad- vises Multnomah County. In addition to the flooding, which saw firefighters carrying people on their backs through an- kle-deep water so people could reach their vehicles or traverse flooded areas, a power shutdown also occurred as a safety precau- tion. From the early afternoon Saturday to about 7 p.m. about 10,000 affected customers of Pa- cific Power were without electric- ity in northeast Portland. About 10 homes which had equipment damaged by flooding did not have their electricity restored until later. At Waffle Window on Alberta Street, one of the areas impacted, the peak lunch rush for a sunny weekend day became something out of a bad stress dream about work, manager Jordan Nidig told the Portland Observer. “I was in the back and my ca- shier girl up here, she started screaming. She said it looked like a wall of water heading down the street… I kind of like brought ev- eryone inside, barred the door,” Nidig said. Thankfully for him, the busi- ness was on a few steps up, so no water seeped in. Customers were evacuated out the back door. Neighboring businesses weren’t so lucky. Crew at the Thai Noon Restaurant said water en- tered their store and they had to mop it up, but it didn’t cause any damage. Water was two to three inch- es deep at Akasaru Ramen, its co-owner Soyoung Chon told the Portland Observer. There, it crept behind their front register, into the kitchen. Luckily their perish- able food and building in general was spared of any water damage, though she said they were hit with a monetary loss from having to close up shop for several hours.
