Water pressure has been restored in Jackson, Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves and city officials say. Residents are still under a boil-water advisory.
"Today, the tanks are full. Water pressure is solid," Reeves said during a Monday news conference.The governor said while"there may be more bad days in the future, we have, however, reached a place where people in Jackson can trust that water will come out of the faucet. People in Jackson can trust the toilets can be flushed."How you can help residents in Jackson, MississippiIn a Monday news release, the city said,"All tanks maintained storage levels overnight.
Water in this US city is so dirty, boiling it doesn't make it usable 01:57Then heavy rain and flooding in late August caused a chemical imbalance at the O.B. Curtis plant -- the main water plant servicing Jackson. The water treatment facility began failing Monday, Reeves said.
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