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Harvard Computer Society’s (HCS) e-mail servers were down for a day after a sprinkler pipe ruptured Friday and flooded its office in the basement of Thayer Hall...
...pipe burst left the basement of Thayer under an inch of water, dampening the offices of several student organizations, including HCS and the International Review Council...
...heroic world of disaster relief, public-health workers are the plumbers. But their line of unglamorous pipe work has saved an untold number of lives. The waves that destroyed entire towns also fractured sewage pipes and fouled drinking water wells, leaving the water supply of tsunami-affected areas contaminated with seawater, garbage and human waste. The first order of business was to ensure a steady supply of clean drinking water, at least 18 liters a day per person, and to create a passable sanitation system?building latrines away from refugee camps, and promoting proper hygiene among survivors?to prevent illnesses...
...officer was dispatched to Akron Street to assist with traffic control due to a broken water pipe in the street...
...pipe froze in the nine degree morning weather,” said Director of Computer Services Franklin M. Steen. “[It] came in from the frozen outside of the building. There are safeguards against such freezing, which apparently did not work...