Pipes Bursting

I downloaded these images from the bbc website after reading about pipes bursting in our hopefully - soon to be new neighborhood of maida vale this morning. According to the article I read, the water was 6 in deep and people were wading through it holding their pant legs up and holding their shoes and socks, all the while being drenched by water from the passing cars! I think I would have stayed home if I went outside in the morning and was greeted by that much standing water. But maybe that's just me....