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Frustrated Texans queued for hours for safe drinking water Friday, after an unprecedented and deadly "polar plunge" burst pipes and left millions in the US state shivering without power or clean water for days.
Texans Queue For Water As US Counts Cost Of Deadly Winter Storm By Kacey CHERRY
02/19/21 AT 8:26 PM
Frustrated Texans queued for hours for safe drinking water Friday, after an unprecedented and deadly polar plunge burst pipes and left millions in the US state shivering without power or clean water for days.
The extreme winter weather system wreaked havoc across much of the southern and central United States this week, reportedly killing at least 40 people and igniting anger in Texas as authorities scrambled to turn the lights back on. A resident in Waco, Texas clears snow as the oil-rich state struggles to cope with a historic cold snap Photo: AFP / Matthew Busch
Frustrated Texans lined up for hours on Friday for safe drinking water, after an unprecedented and deadly “polar plunge” burst pipes and left millions in the US state shivering without power or clean water for days.
The extreme winter weather system wreaked havoc across much of the southern and central US this week, reportedly killing at least 40 people and igniting anger in Texas as authorities scrambled to turn the lights back on.
Houston resident Percy McGee rated his frustration level at “No. 10” as he waited his turn at the city’s Delmar Stadium, now a mass bottled water distribution site.
“I’ve been