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March 6, 2021 Share Officials in Mississippi’s largest city, Jackson, are aiming to have running water largely restored by the weekend, nearly three weeks after devastating winter weather left tens of thousands of residents without service. The city was again distributing non-potable water Friday at four sites so people can flush their toilets, and residents must still boil any faucet water before using it for food preparation, drinking, washing dishes or brushing teeth. Charles Williams, the city’s public works director, said Thursday that workers should soon be able to sample en...

4 Min Read JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) - A crisis that left thousands of residents of Mississippi’s capital without running water for weeks appears to be nearing an end, a local official said on Friday, as workers continue to restore service following paralyzing winter storms. FILE PHOTO: Mark Clark works at a public water distribution site after a recent bout of cold weather caused large numbers of outages, some going into their third week, in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Rory Doyle/ Jackson, the Southern state’s largest city with a population of more than 160,000 peop...

Several weeks after a large winter storm crippled Texas and many other southern states, Mississippi's largest city still doesn't have clean water