‘A total crisis’: Life in Mississippi’s capital disrupted by water loss

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterAug 30 (Reuters) – Marsha Lewis, a bartender in Mississippi’s state capital city, said she went to fill up her bathtub on Monday when she heard a local water treatment plant had shut down but was “horrified” to see what looked to her like raw sewage flowing from the faucet.By Tuesday morning, after the governor declared a state of emergency for Jackson and neighboring communities, she had no water at all.”I’m just mad. Mad at the city and who all is responsible,” said Lewis, 42, who has been washing her hair with …
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