La'Tasha Givens Reporting
KFOR-TV
9:13 p.m. CDT, July 12, 2011
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Burst pipes, cracked roads and shifted home foundations are showing up all over Oklahoma. No, it wasn't an earthquake, record-breaking heat is doing all the damage.
"It's caused by the expansion and contraction of the soil that's caused by the shift in the weather," Oklahoma City Utilities spokesperson Debbie Regan said.
News Channel 4 captured video of a water main break exploding.
Officials say this is becoming a regular occurrence.
"Currently we're seeing about four times more breaks a day than we normally do this time of year because of the severe drought," Regan said... FULL ARTICLE & WATCH VIDEO
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Tue, July 12, 2011
by John Cox