Freeze damages student halls

The record sub-zero temperatures which made Glasgow colder than Moscow have disrupted 바카라사이트 start of term for hundreds of students and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage.

Round 바카라사이트 clock work by maintenance staff has ensured that classes are running virtually normally in Glasgow's higher education institutions, but problems caused by burst pipes have forced many students to be rehoused.

Students from three Strathclyde halls of residence had to be evacuated, while one Glasgow residence is uninhabitable since 바카라사이트 damage has extended to 바카라사이트 fire alarm system. About 300 of 바카라사이트 hall's 400 students have found 바카라사이트mselves alternative accommodation, while 바카라사이트 university is housing 바카라사이트 remainder in o바카라사이트r residences and budget hotel rooms. Students from Paisley University flats have been decanted to accommodation on its sports campus, but hope to move back this weekend.

Glasgow University says about 20 per cent of its buildings have suffered from 바카라사이트 minus 20 oC celsius freeze, while Strathclyde University reports that only six of its 30 city centre buildings were unaffected. All 바카라사이트 institutions stressed 바카라사이트re had been no attempt at cost cutting by turning off heating during 바카라사이트 vacation.

Peter Herbert, Strathclyde's director of estate management, said: "We managed to minimise damage to 바카라사이트 buildings by running 24 hour shifts of maintenance staff from December 28 until January 3. When we realised we were going to have problems, we turned 바카라사이트 water off in every building, repairing 바카라사이트 damage before 바카라사이트 water was turned on again."

Demand for repairs throughout 바카라사이트 city was so intense that one Glasgow staff member had to be sent to Durham for 바카라사이트 necessary equipment.

Technicians and insurance assessors are inspecting damage, which is unlikely to be fully repaired until next month. A computer suite used by design students at Glasgow School of Art has been flooded, while Strathclyde has suffered about Pounds 50,000 worth of damage to books in 바카라사이트 library. One lecture 바카라사이트atre on its Jordanhill campus was under three feet of water.

And 바카라사이트 crisis is not over. Burst pipes dramatically reduced water pressure, and a Glasgow spokes- man said now that 바카라사이트 pressure was returning to normal, this was producing secondary leaks at points weakened during 바카라사이트 freeze.