CABRERA: One of the largest cities in Florida has no water right now. A contractor apparently working near the Fort Lauderdale executive airport damaged a water main causing a citywide outage. And CNN's Rosa Flores is following this from Miami. What are you hearing from city officials -- Rosa?</s>ROSA FLORES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Ana, they tell us that about 220,000 people are without water right now in Fort Lauderdale and the surrounding areas. In total, about eight municipalities are impacted. And officials say that on Wednesday a contractor was working near the Fort Lauderdale executive airport. They hit a water main. Now that 42-inch pipe feeds raw water into the treatment plant. They, of course, had to shut off the water in order to make the repair, that repair could take 24 hours. And so, they issued a boil order. And that boil order will be in effect for even 48 hours after the water returns. Now, we're already seeing some fallout. Of course, it's a densely populated area with hotels, with high-rises, with senior centers. And some of these buildings require water as a cooling water source. Some people will be without air conditioning. Of course local officials are monitoring that very closely. We're also seeing that some buildings downtown have closed. There are water bottle distribution stations for people who need them in the city of Fort Lauderdale, and of course, bottled water is flying off the shelves. But again, Ana, 220,000 people in the Fort Lauderdale area right now dealing with a situation of not having water in their facets.</s>CABRERA: Rosa Flores, thank you. That does it for me.
Fort Lauderdale May Be Without Water for a Day After Mishap.