Dallas closes emergency water distribution sites early Sunday after running out
The city expects to have more Monday morning and plans to reopen sites as supplies become available.
Residents line up in the cars to pick up a case of water each at the city s distribution site in West Dallas.(Dom DiFurio)
The city of Dallas’ emergency water distribution efforts were put on hold Sunday afternoon after three of four locations handed out all the supplies they had.
Statewide, governmental and charitable organizations, including food banks, have begun distributing food and water to the many people who are in need after last week’s extreme winter cold caused widespread power outages.
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Water distribution sites will be up by Saturday, but it’s unclear how and when financial help will become available.
Rocky Vaz, Dallas director of emergency management, spoke to the media about the drive-up vaccine clinic at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on Jan. 27, 2021.(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer)
Dallas officials say they are working to distribute water throughout the city and line up financial help for residents whose homes were damaged by burst pipes.
The water distribution sites will be operating by Saturday, said Rocky Vaz, the city’s emergency management director, during a news conference Thursday.