No running water in parts of Mississippi capital as flooding hits treatment plant

White House offers help to 150,000 residents of Jackson, which has been under boil-water notice for a month

Parts of Jackson, Mississippi, were without running water on Wednesday after flooding exacerbated longstanding problems in one of two water-treatment plants.

The city of 150,000 was already under a boil-water notice for a month because the health department found cloudy water that could cause digestive problems. Long lines have formed each day for limited supplies of bottled water at distribution sites.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/31/jackson-mississippi-no-running-water-flooding

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