Many Jackson residents on week three without water
Water restored to some, but not all
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Updated: 7:44 AM CST Mar 3, 2021
Water restored to some, but not all
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Updated: 7:44 AM CST Mar 3, 2021
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HOLDING UP. THE WATER CRISIS CONTINUES IN JACKSON AND SO MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL LIVING WITH NO RUNNING WATER IN THEIR HOMES AND HAVING TO DRIVE AROUND TOWN TO GE WATER FOR BASIC NECESSITIES. HOPEFULLY BY THE TIME THIS RUN OUT THE WATER CRISIS, WE WILL BE FIXED. LOOK SHEILA YOUNG SAYS SHE’S MADE SEVERAL TRIPS TO FILL UP WATER BUCKETS, AND IT’S BEEN A STRAIN ON HER BECAUSE HAS TO FIND HELP SINCE SH LIFT THE WATER HERSELF FOR SOME THINGS ARE LOOKING UP, BUT THERE ARE FAR FROM WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE GOT A LITTLE LOGO THAT THEM BUT I’M ABLE TO FLUSH AND THE WATER IS RUNNING, BUT I DON’T TRUST. THE USE OF THE WATER COMING OUT OF MY FATHER SAID A LOT OF PEOPLE WE SPOKE TO SAY THEY HOPE WE DON’T SEE A WAVE OF ILLNESSES FOLLOWING THIS WATER CRISIS. REAL CONCERNED ABOUT THESE REPORTED THAT COULD REALLY BE HURTING THEM AND MAKING THEM ILL AND AFTER THE WITH THIS COVID-19 GOING ON. WE DON’T NEED ANY MORE ILLNESSES. THERE’S NO TIMETABLE FOR WATER PRESSURE TO BE RESTORED AROUND THE CITY, BUT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS REMINDING PEOPLE IF THEY DO HAVE WATER NOT TO DRINK IT OR BRUSH TEETH. WITH IT BEFORE BOI