Accident shuts down stretch of Prague metro’s A line

A stretch of the A-line of Prague’s metro had to be closed down for several hours on Thursday after a burst pipe flooded the lobby of Dejvická metro station. Although the line was re-opened in the afternoon hours emergency crews are still busy with clean-up work. The extent of the damage has yet to be estimated. Several buildings, including army headquarters in the vicinity of the metro station were left without water.