The situation is so dire in Jackson, Mississippi officials are telling residents to shower with their mouths closed.
FOX Weather's Will Nunley has the latest on a water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi that's left more than 150,000 people without drinking water.Roughly 150,000 people are still without safe drinking water in Mississippi’s capital city days after Jackson’s water system partially failed.
A city news release said the main water-treatment plant had "challenges with water chemistry" Wednesday, which led to a drop in output of water. That caused depletion of water tanks and a sharp decrease in water pressure. Cases of bottled water are handed out at a Mississippi Rapid Response Coalition distribution site on August 31, 2022 in Jackson, Mississippi. for Jackson’s water system Tuesday. The state will try to help resolve problems by hiring contractors to work at the O.B. Curtis water treatment plant — the facility at the root of Jackson’s water woes. The plant was operating at diminished capacity with backup pumps after the main pumps failed "some time ago," Reeves said.
Ty Carter, with Garrett Enterprises, fills jugs with non-potable water at Forest Hill High School on August 31, 2022 in Jackson, Mississippi.
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