JACKSON, Miss.—Frustrated residents of Mississippi’s capital on Wednesday waited in long lines at distribution sites where volunteers handed out cases of bottled water after a poorly maintained treatment plant failed this week, causing taps to run dry. Hundreds of vehicles queued outside one site in the city of Jackson operated by the Salvation Army, as…
Mississippi Governor Declares State of Emergency, Tells Residents Not to Drink Water
The governor of Mississippi declared a state of emergency for Jackson, the state capital, after a water treatment plant failed, and urged residents not to drink the water. “Until it is fixed, it means we do not have reliable running water at scale. It means the city cannot produce enough water to fight fires, to…
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