While the East Coast contends with the effects of Hurricane Lee, a small town in Portugal is dealing with a unique, different disaster of its own: street flooding from 600,000 gallons of wine, according to Portugal News.
On Sept. 12, the outlet reported that two tanks of red wine burst at Levira Distillery, a winemaker in the town of São Lourenço do Bairro, Portugal — population 2,500 — accidentally spilling enough wine to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
The massive spill, which “painted the town red,” rendered the streets unusable to the town’s 2,500 residents. Local authorities immediately responded, diverting the wine, stopping it from reaching the nearby Certima River, according to Delish.
Volunteer firefighters successfully drained the liquid and transported it to a wastewater treatment plant.
No locals were injured in the vino accident, although people on social media regretted all the wasted wine, one saying it was “good wine down the drain.” Another said, “That is amazing. I would love to see this in person. It looks like something out of a movie.”
Levira Distillery took to social media to publicly apologize for the incident. “Although the incident did not cause any injuries, we want to express our sincere concern for the damage caused in general,” the post reads. “The causes of the incident are being investigated by the competent authorities.
“We take full responsibility for the costs associated with damage cleanup and repair, with crews available to do it immediately. We’re committed to resolving this situation as soon as possible.”
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