By Press Association 2021
Water trickles from a fire hydrant while City of Austin Water Utility workers repair a broken water main near 11th and Red River streets in Austin, Texas
Southern US cities slammed by winter storms that left millions without power for days have now been forced to trade one crisis for another.
Busted water pipes ruptured by record-low temperatures created shortages of clean drinking water, shut down the Memphis airport on Friday and left hospitals struggling to maintain sanitary conditions.
In Texas, seven million people a quarter of the population of the nation’s second-largest state were under orders to boil tap water before drinking it because low water pressure could have allowed bacteria to seep into the system.
Southern US cities hit hard by storms face water crisis
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Southern US cities hit hard by storms face water crisis
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