SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Thanksgiving plans were messed up for families in South Los Angeles after a water main broke early Thursday morning.

According to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, a 24-inch pipe burst around 3:30 a.m. on Manchester Avenue at Hoover Street, flooding the area.

Manchester Avenue from Vermont to the 110 Freeway looked like a river as crews worked to repair the break.

Eventually, crews were able to dig up the trench and turn off the water. Bulldozers worked for hours to clear the scene and scrape mud off the roadways.

With the water shut off, neighbors say their Thanksgiving plans have been impacted.

"The water is off at my house. So, it's hard to do our last-minute cooking and all that. So, I'm just waiting for them to turn the water back on," sa

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