BWSC crews are on site at Brookline Avenue and Francis Street, where a sinkhole has opened up, restricting Francis Street to just one lane between Binney Street and Brookline Avenue.
Brigham and Women's Hospital has sent an alert to staffers: Read more.
Cybah got downtown early enough today to watch the rapids on Congress Street, between City Hall and Faneuil Hall, caused by a broken water main.
Nate Morrow arrived in time to watch the repair crew at work: Read more.
— Melissa Sullivan (@Emjay1028) December 8, 2017
Melissa Sullivan anxiously watches the rising floodwaters outside her apartment on Linden Street in Allston this afternoon. Read more.
— Rick Macomber (@boston_camera) November 10, 2017
Rick Macomber shows us Boston's latest body of water caused by a broken water main, at Charles and Revere streets on Beacon Hill shortly before 4 a.m.
A water-main break has basically shut Sullivan Square. Broadway in East Somerville is shut. Buses are being diverted.
— Witold W (@nethed) October 31, 2017
Kristie Helms probably thought about breaking out a rowboat this morning after a water main on Cliffmont Street, off Canterbury, broke this morning, sending water gushing into the street.
Neal Gaffey watched the flooding at Harrison Avenue and East Brookline Street late last night.
First the basement flooded at Ming Tsai's Blue Dragon on A Street. Then a water-main break sent water up into the restaurant's grease traps, causing a second, and smellier, flood. Read more.
Andrea shows us the aftermath of a water-main break at Berkeley and Appleton streets in the South End this morning.
Sonja Boet-Whitaker stopped to gaze in wonder at the Boston Common's newest water attraction this morning.
Sara watched it from the other side: Read more.
Vine Street in Charlestown is under a bit of water, Rob O'Brien advises.
A contractor managed to take out a water main in the area of Milton Avenue and Spring Hill Road this afternoon, cutting off water to people along Milton Avenue. Read more.
Adam Castiglioni visited Wiget Street at Salem last night and this morning and sees the flooding continues.
Reed Street between East Lenox and Northampton streets could be shut for the rest of the day due to a water main that decided it just couldn't take the pressure anymore.
The roads around the Landmark Center are a mess this morning becuase of the flooding that Lindy captured around 6:30 a.m. She advised:
Avoid the area if you can. I was on foot so not bad but traffic/public trans is AWFUL
Rick Macomber captured some of the flooding even earlier, around 4:30 a.m. Read more.
Boston Police urge people who drive or take the bus through Chinatown to either allow way more time or just find another way to get out of the area during the evening rush hour due to street closings caused by this morning's flooding and manhole smoldering.
Rob Colonna shows us what happens when a water main bursts in Chinatown, in this case where Kneeland and Stuart meet at Washington, around 5:30 a.m.
Katie Bell chronicled the early morning flooding caused by a 20-inch main cracking: Read more.
UPDATE: BFD reports second worker drowned.
A water main gave way shortly before 1:10 p.m. at Dartmouth and Tremont streets, with at least one worker trapped as the water rushed in. Around 2:20 p.m., the Boston Fire Department reported firefighters were draining the trench to recover his body. Read more.
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