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About A Third Of Texans Still Facing Disrupted Water Supplies: Report
Power has been restored to most homes, but millions of Texans are still being advised to boil water before using.
Kanishka Singh
Feb 22 (Reuters) ― Some 8.8 million people in Texas, about a third of the state’s population, still had issues with their water supply as of Sunday evening, CNN quoted authorities as saying, after a record-breaking freeze knocked out power stations last week.
Millions of Texans are still being advised to boil water before using, though all power plants were back online over the weekend and power had been restored to most homes as the weather returned to normal.
Biden declared Texas to be a major disaster freeing up federal funding to individuals for temporary housing
At least 70 people died across the nation with 30 deaths in Texas alone since the storms struck
They include 11-year-old Cristian Pavon who died from hypothermia while in his bed
Senator Ted Cruz still facing criticism over mid-crisis trip to Cancun, while wife Heidi returned to US Saturday
Warmer temperatures are now covering the southern US with temperatures expected to reach 70F on Sunday
More than 300,000 are still without power, many of them in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi