A water main break in Chicago's South Side neighborhood Sunday, Nov. 10, caused a massive sinkhole at West 124th St. and South Wentworth Ave., causing flooded homes and stranded residents.

According to NBC Chicago, residents began calling officials with the Chicago Police Department around 10:45 p.m. Sunday night to report the damages, which became more significant Monday after the sinkhole grew overnight. It is currently taking over approximately half a residential road.

City crews began working immediately to repair the water main break and soon found that it had been caused by a leak going into a nearby house. Water Department Deputy Commissioner Bill Bresnahan told the news station that in order to fix the main, crews would have to make the already 14-foot deep hole even bigger.

Water was shut off to most homes on the block and residents were given bottles of water for the tiem being.

"We will definitely get the water back on today," he said at the time. "As far as repairing the street and getting the street back into drivable condition, it's going to be down for a couple of days."

Residents did have their water turned back on by 11 p.m. Monday night, but officials warned that the area does still remain under a boil advisory until further notice.

There has been no word on when exactly the road repairs will happen, and how long they will take.

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