{"success":true,"data":{"id":"f21e3f2e-4a60-4614-a64e-b462deeae6f3","title":"Shocking scene in Venice Canals as water pipe rupture floods neighborhood","summary":"Venice Canals residents woke up to a soggy surprise Saturday morning after a ruptured pipe blasted a towering geyser of water into the air, flooding the quiet neighborhood. The leak was reported just before 8 a.m.","content":"# Shocking scene in Venice Canals as water pipe rupture floods neighborhood\n\nVenice Canals residents [woke up to a soggy surprise](https://nypost.com/2026/07/16/us-news/west-hollywood-flood-victim-reveals-horror-inside-apartment-after-water-main-break/) Saturday morning after a ruptured pipe blasted a towering geyser of water into the air, flooding the quiet neighborhood.\n\nThe leak was reported just before 8 a.m., with water shooting above nearby homes as stunned neighbors told The California Post they watched Los Angeles Department of Water and Power crews wade into the flooded street to make repairs.\n\n“I woke up to the sound of spraying,” resident Raleigh Tomlinson told The Post.\n\n“I saw water spewing into the sky above my apartment building,” Tomlinson said.\n\nVenice Canals under water after major water main break Jaime Paige for CA Post\n\nFloodwaters covered part of a residential street in the Venice Canals after the water main ruptured. Jaime Paige for CA Post\n\nShe said she grabbed her dog’s leash and ran outside, where crews were already scrambling to contain the leak.\n\n## Explore More\n\n“There were already four or five DWP workers there, knee-deep in the water trying to fix it,” she said.\n\nLADWP later said the incident was a private property leak — not a rupture in the city’s water main.\n\nStill, neighbors said the gushing water flooded the street and temporarily disrupted water service to nearby buildings.\n\nResident Raleigh Tomlinson said she woke up to the sound of spraying before looking outside and seeing water. Jaime Paige for CA Post\n\nTomlinson said the water quickly spread through the neighborhood.\n\n“It filled up the entire street for about a block with deep water,” she said.\n\nShe said her landlord shut off water service to the building while crews worked to repair the damaged pipe.\n\nThe Venice Canals rupture comes just days after a 102-year-old water main burst beneath Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. Jaime Paige for CA Post\n\nAlthough the Venice Canals occasionally see street flooding during heavy winter storms, Tomlinson said Saturday’s scene was unlike anything she had experienced in the six years she has lived there.\n\n“It’s obviously a hot, sunny day, so seeing the whole street full of water was very unusual,” she said.\n\nFloodwaters covered part of a residential street in the Venice Canals. Jaime Paige for CA Post\n\nWater shooting high into the air and covered nearby streets. Jaime Paige for CA Post\n\nThe Venice Canals flood comes just days after a much larger [water disaster rocked West Hollywood](https://nypost.com/2026/07/16/us-news/west-hollywood-water-main-break-floods-streets/), where a 102-year-old cast-iron water main beneath Sunset Boulevard burst, unleashing millions of gallons of water, trapping vehicles and forcing major road closures as crews spent hours isolating the break.\n\nWhat do you think?[Be the first to comment.](https://nypost.com/2026/07/18/us-news/venice-canals-residents-woke-up-to-flooded-streets-after-pipe-ruptures/#nypost-openweb-conversation)\n\nThe back-to-back incidents have once again put a spotlight on Los Angeles’ aging water infrastructure.\n\nLADWP maintains roughly 7,400 miles of water mains, many of them decades old, and responds to an average of three to four water main breaks every day. 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