(The video in the player above is from a previous report.)
The town of Hempstead said on Friday, "Our water department worked nonstop to ensure that residents in the area were able to return to normal life and enjoy a fun holiday weekend, as soon as possible. Water was restored for residents of the area during the overnight hours and the roadway has been patched and reopened since then."
The water main rupture happened Thursday around 5 p.m. on Prospect Avenue in East Meadow.
Large pieces of pavement were missing from the street, and deep puddles formed where the damage was done.
Residents say the water just kept rising, and at one point came within a few inches of flooding their homes.
"It was like a river, like you couldn't see the road at all, like none of it," one resident said. "Like you just saw debris, you saw dirt come up, you saw the concrete and the patio straight up go down the street with it."
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