LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Power and communications have been restored at IOC headquarters, four days after a burst water main sent water flooding through the building. IOC spokesman Mark Adams says the building has partly reopened but probably won't be fully operational for several more weeks. Water poured through the ground floor and basement level of the International Olympic Committee offices on Sunday. Power, telephones and computer servers were knocked out and non-essential archives damaged. Staff returned to work in the older part of the building, but the newer annex remains closed for repairs. Adams says "all computers and email are now working but the new building is going to take a while to refurbish." He says it's likely the Dec. 4-5 IOC executive board meeting will be relocated to a Lausanne hotel.
IOC offices reopen in Switzerland after flooding
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In this picture provided by Civil Protection of Lausanne and made available Monday Nov. 12, 2012, people look into the basement of the IOC headquarters in Lausanne , Switzerland Sunday Nov. 11, 2012. The International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland have been partially flooded after an old water pipe burst near the building. The water flooded into the basement and damaged the IOC archive. (AP Photo/Keystone/HOEP/Civil Protection Lausanne/PCI/SPSL)
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In this picture made available Monday Nov. 12, 2012, helpers clean the floor inside the IOC headquarters in Lausanne , Switzerland Sunday Nov. 11, 2012. The International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland have been partially flooded after an old water pipe burst near the building. The water flooded into the basement and damaged the IOC archive. (AP Photo/Keystone/Jean-Christophe Bott)
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In this picture made available Monday Nov. 12, 2012, a worker cleans the entrance of the IOC headquarters in Lausanne , Switzerland Sunday Nov. 11, 2012. The International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland have been partially flooded after an old water pipe burst near the building. The water flooded into the basement and damaged the IOC archive. (AP Photo/Keystone/Jean-Christophe Bott)
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