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Expecting things regarding this water crisis to get better any time soon. victor, the governor, tate reeves, he gave a news conference that wrapped up about 20 minutes ago. the purpose was to announce the seven state-run water distribution sites, including this one here at the mississippi state fairgrounds, and he also gave us an update on the repairs that be being made to that main water treatment facility. he said that the pumps there are operating at a higher level, especially after the newly...

Investigation has to play out. >> brynn gingras, thank you. how bad has the water crisis in jackson, mississippi gotten? health officials are now telling the 150,000 residents there to shower with their mouths shut. assuming they have water in the first place. it has been four days now since flooding pushed the citys decayed and damaged water system to failure. people have either brown water coming out of their faucets or nothing at all. cnns amara walker is in jackson. amara, crews are scramb...

Serve south jackson, which, you know, not only has the challenge of being the furthest away from the water treatment facility, but to have insufficient size pumps -- pipes, i should say, to actually serve them and utilizing our system. we have been investing everywhere we could. >> you mentioned regressions last night. what were the regressions? >> it is my understanding and i have been unable to get a full report because i have not been able to make it down to the plant as of yet, but it is my ...

Notice or advisory until times in the last years alone. after a 2021 winter storm shut down the entire system. this time the recent flooding in the south bringing the system to the brink, the city maintained they just dont have the financial resources to make repairs on the antiquated system. >> we dont have the funds in order to deal with 30 years of neglect. >> reporter: damage to the main water system this summer led officials to believe that it would lead inevitably to the systems complete f...

>> reporter: people are going to the distribution centers. state officials say they are bringing in more help. the national guard is coming in with more water. they expect to have more resources down in the city. now, here at the water treatment plant, this is the plant that failed that provides most of the water to the city. its where state officials have arrived to bring this their experts and try to see what they can do, find the problems with some of these pumps, and see what needs to be don...

It wants the industry to be renationalised. in a statement, southern water said the discharges it sometimes releases into the sea were heavily diluted — typically being 95% rainwater. it was done to protect homes, schools and businesses from flooding. the appeal of sea swimming is strong enough for this group to continue for now — but without rapid improvement on pollution, some say it�*ll no longer be worth the risk. tim muffett, bbc news whitstable in kent. flooding in the us state of mi...

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Years. and the city has been going from water crisis to water crisis. the basic problem the city maintains is that, its infrastructure is just old. the water system doesnt have the financial resources to make the long-term repairs as necessary. even though jackson wasnt as bad as some had feared, it was enough to tip the water system into crisis again. the main pumps had been shut down. theres backup pump s operating. if the water pressure isnt kept up, you get infillatration like sewage. 180,00...

All schools are closed and moved to virtual learning. the citys water supply has been plagued with issues for years, but after days of flash flooding, the state health department discovered the pumps at jacksons main water treatment plant have been severely damaged. >> weve been actually lifting up our persistent water challenges for the better part of two years, crying out for any assistance that we could get. the good news is that we have seen persistent gains in our system overnight. there ar...

Do not have reliable running water. >> the water is not safe to drink. its not safe to brush your teeth with, because we are not seeing adequate chlorination and ability to consistently disinfect the water. >> lets go to our meteorologist chad myers. obviously incredibly serious, you cant brush your teeth with it. what more do we know? >> we know, this was last week, they got the a lot of rain and the rain got into the river and reservoirs and places you dont want it to get to. finally this week...