Water main break in northwest Calgary leaves several hundred homes without water

Several hundred homes in the northwest communities of Bowness, Montgomery and PointMcKay are without water due to a water main break, saidKeith Stahl, Calgary Fire Department battalion chief said.

The break has also forced the closure of several roads and intersections around the communities of Bowness and Montgomery, Calgary police said. And16th Avenueis closed in both directions.

Shouldice Road and westbound Home Road are among others blocked off to traffic.

"It's down to a trickle," said area resident Cindy Amthor referring to the water in her house."People farther in Bowness don't have anything at all."

Amthor said she hadn't seen anything like this since the 2013 flood when she lost her house.

In a statement, the City of Calgary confirmed the water main break in the northwest communities, acknowledging that homes were without water.

"We ask Calgarians to be prepared to reduce their water use both indoors and outdoors over the next 24 hours," the statement reads.

The Calgary Fire Department did not sayhow long it would take to repair the water main break or how long homes would be without water.