“It’s been a difficult situation for me and for residents throughout the city of Jackson,” Mississippi State Rep. Ronnie Crudup Jr. said. to CNN’s Alisyn Camerota. “There are over 180,000 residents who are suffering right now because of this water outage.” It’s “more than an inconvenience,” the mayor told CNN’s Pamela Brown. “It’s a disruption in life. How you plan your day you have to go and collect water,” he said. Here’s a look at some of the surprising results of living without running, potable water.
No water to flush toilets or brush teeth
People told CNN’s Ryan Young that they caught rainwater to flush their toilets and even brush their teeth with. And some said they tried to bathe their children in the brown water that came out of their faucets. Crudup, however, said that although there was no water on Monday night, on Tuesday there was enough water to flush the toilets, but the water is discolored and unsafe to drink. He and his family used bottled water Monday morning to brush their teeth.
No air conditioning in the medical centers
Some of the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s facilities are experiencing problems as a result of the water crisis. Jackson Medical Mall’s air conditioning is not working properly “because the water pressure feeding its coolers is too low,” UMMC said in a statement Tuesday. It reached a high of 91 degrees in the city on Tuesday. A water tanker was expected to arrive Tuesday afternoon to power the system to make it fully operational, the center said.
No water for firefighters
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Monday, saying there isn’t enough water to fight fires or flush toilets. Water will be trucked to the city and arranged for fire and life safety as well as drainage, Reeves said. “Replacing our largest city’s water infrastructure with human distribution is an extremely complex logistical task,” Reeves said.
Waiting for hours for a case of water
It was 91 degrees in Jackson on Tuesday when cars lined up for more than a mile to pick up a box of 24 12-ounce bottles of water at one of the distribution points. Some waited more than 2 and a half hours, only to get to the front of the line and be told the water was gone. Eighty-six-year-old Geraldine Watts was in a two-mile long line, she told CNN. Watts, who was born and raised in Jackson, lives at home with her daughter and granddaughter and said they have to use bottled or boiled water for everything — brushing teeth, cooking and washing dishes. “If I had a bigger family, how long would an outbreak last?” Watts asked. “It’s not OK,” Jackson resident Lynn Jones told CNN. “You know, we have to do something about it because we pay taxes and we expect the system to work.”
There are no classes and businesses are closed
Jackson Public Schools and Jackson State University are holding virtual classes because they don’t have water. Water conditions will be monitored on a daily basis and school officials will confer with city officials to determine when in-person learning can resume, the school district said in a statement Monday. Many businesses were closed Tuesday with many going virtual, but some, including restaurants, are bringing their own water trucks so they can feed some of Jackson’s residents, Crudup said.
Jackson State football program in ‘crisis’
The football coach at Jackson State University said his football program is in “crisis mode.” “Water means we don’t have air conditioning. We can’t use restrooms,” coach Deion Sanders said on Instagram. “We don’t have water, so we don’t have ice, which puts a bit of a strain on the schedule. So right now we’re operating in crisis mode.” “I have to take these kids off campus — those who live on campus, those who live in the city of Jackson — to a hotel and put them up so they can shower properly and take care of themselves,” he said. Sanders. . The coach is trying to find a place for the team to continue practicing, he said. “Find somewhere that can accommodate every damn thing that we need and want to be, who we want to be, and that’s mainstream,” Sanders said.
Fundraising for water
Rosa Barron, the pastor of the AME church in Jackson, is raising money to buy water in hopes of turning her church into a receiving site.
“I had a churchgoer tell me she had to leave her apartment because her water was turned off,” Barron said. “Another told me she spent hours filling her bathtub so she would have enough water to flush the toilet.”
Barron began preparing for a potential water crisis last week when the city warned residents that the river could crest, she said.
“The city of Jackson had already been without enough water pressure for almost 31 days. It just felt like there was going to be a breaking point,” he said.
Last year, several Mississippi AME congregations came together to raise money to buy water for their congregation in Jackson after the city’s pipes burst due to cold weather, according to Barron.
“People in the apartments were without water. They couldn’t cook. They couldn’t bathe. They were, like now, without water.”
Barron said she plans to raise money to buy water to make available for people to pick up at her church. He also plans to deliver water to locals who can’t leave their homes, as the church did last year, he said.
CNN’s Amy Simonson, Ryan Young, Caroll Alvarado and Sara Smart contributed to this report.
title: “What It S Like Trying To Survive Without Water In Jackson Mississippi Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-26” author: “Alfred Williamson”
“It’s been a difficult situation for me and for residents throughout the city of Jackson,” Mississippi State Rep. Ronnie Crudup Jr. said. to CNN’s Alisyn Camerota. “There are over 180,000 residents who are suffering right now because of this water outage.” It’s “more than an inconvenience,” the mayor told CNN’s Pamela Brown. “It’s a disruption in life. How you plan your day you have to go and collect water,” he said. Here’s a look at some of the surprising results of living without running, potable water.
No water to flush toilets or brush teeth
People told CNN’s Ryan Young that they caught rainwater to flush their toilets and even brush their teeth with. And some said they tried to bathe their children in the brown water that came out of their faucets. Crudup, however, said that although there was no water on Monday night, on Tuesday there was enough water to flush the toilets, but the water is discolored and unsafe to drink. He and his family used bottled water Monday morning to brush their teeth.
No air conditioning in the medical centers
Some of the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s facilities are experiencing problems as a result of the water crisis. Jackson Medical Mall’s air conditioning is not working properly “because the water pressure feeding its coolers is too low,” UMMC said in a statement Tuesday. It reached a high of 91 degrees in the city on Tuesday. A water tanker was expected to arrive Tuesday afternoon to power the system to make it fully operational, the center said.
No water for firefighters
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Monday, saying there isn’t enough water to fight fires or flush toilets. Water will be trucked to the city and arranged for fire and life safety as well as drainage, Reeves said. “Replacing our largest city’s water infrastructure with human distribution is an extremely complex logistical task,” Reeves said.
Waiting for hours for a case of water
It was 91 degrees in Jackson on Tuesday when cars lined up for more than a mile to pick up a box of 24 12-ounce bottles of water at one of the distribution points. Some waited more than 2 and a half hours, only to get to the front of the line and be told the water was gone. Eighty-six-year-old Geraldine Watts was in a two-mile long line, she told CNN. Watts, who was born and raised in Jackson, lives at home with her daughter and granddaughter and said they have to use bottled or boiled water for everything — brushing teeth, cooking and washing dishes. “If I had a bigger family, how long would an outbreak last?” Watts asked. “It’s not OK,” Jackson resident Lynn Jones told CNN. “You know, we have to do something about it because we pay taxes and we expect the system to work.”
There are no classes and businesses are closed
Jackson Public Schools and Jackson State University are holding virtual classes because they don’t have water. Water conditions will be monitored on a daily basis and school officials will confer with city officials to determine when in-person learning can resume, the school district said in a statement Monday. Many businesses were closed Tuesday with many going virtual, but some, including restaurants, are bringing their own water trucks so they can feed some of Jackson’s residents, Crudup said.
Jackson State football program in ‘crisis’
The football coach at Jackson State University said his football program is in “crisis mode.” “Water means we don’t have air conditioning. We can’t use restrooms,” coach Deion Sanders said on Instagram. “We don’t have water, so we don’t have ice, which puts a bit of a strain on the schedule. So right now we’re operating in crisis mode.” “I have to take these kids off campus — those who live on campus, those who live in the city of Jackson — to a hotel and put them up so they can shower properly and take care of themselves,” he said. Sanders. . The coach is trying to find a place for the team to continue practicing, he said. “Find somewhere that can accommodate every damn thing that we need and want to be, who we want to be, and that’s mainstream,” Sanders said.
Fundraising for water
Rosa Barron, the pastor of the AME church in Jackson, is raising money to buy water in hopes of turning her church into a receiving site.
“I had a churchgoer tell me she had to leave her apartment because her water was turned off,” Barron said. “Another told me she spent hours filling her bathtub so she would have enough water to flush the toilet.”
Barron began preparing for a potential water crisis last week when the city warned residents that the river could crest, she said.
“The city of Jackson had already been without enough water pressure for almost 31 days. It just felt like there was going to be a breaking point,” he said.
Last year, several Mississippi AME congregations came together to raise money to buy water for their congregation in Jackson after the city’s pipes burst due to cold weather, according to Barron.
“People in the apartments were without water. They couldn’t cook. They couldn’t bathe. They were, like now, without water.”
Barron said she plans to raise money to buy water to make available for people to pick up at her church. He also plans to deliver water to locals who can’t leave their homes, as the church did last year, he said.
CNN’s Amy Simonson, Ryan Young, Caroll Alvarado and Sara Smart contributed to this report.
title: “What It S Like Trying To Survive Without Water In Jackson Mississippi Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-06” author: “Sandra Gioia”
“It’s been a difficult situation for me and for residents throughout the city of Jackson,” Mississippi State Rep. Ronnie Crudup Jr. said. to CNN’s Alisyn Camerota. “There are over 180,000 residents who are suffering right now because of this water outage.” It’s “more than an inconvenience,” the mayor told CNN’s Pamela Brown. “It’s a disruption in life. How you plan your day you have to go and collect water,” he said. Here’s a look at some of the surprising results of living without running, potable water.
No water to flush toilets or brush teeth
People told CNN’s Ryan Young that they caught rainwater to flush their toilets and even brush their teeth with. And some said they tried to bathe their children in the brown water that came out of their faucets. Crudup, however, said that although there was no water on Monday night, on Tuesday there was enough water to flush the toilets, but the water is discolored and unsafe to drink. He and his family used bottled water Monday morning to brush their teeth.
No air conditioning in the medical centers
Some of the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s facilities are experiencing problems as a result of the water crisis. Jackson Medical Mall’s air conditioning is not working properly “because the water pressure feeding its coolers is too low,” UMMC said in a statement Tuesday. It reached a high of 91 degrees in the city on Tuesday. A water tanker was expected to arrive Tuesday afternoon to power the system to make it fully operational, the center said.
No water for firefighters
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Monday, saying there isn’t enough water to fight fires or flush toilets. Water will be trucked to the city and arranged for fire and life safety as well as drainage, Reeves said. “Replacing our largest city’s water infrastructure with human distribution is an extremely complex logistical task,” Reeves said.
Waiting for hours for a case of water
It was 91 degrees in Jackson on Tuesday when cars lined up for more than a mile to pick up a box of 24 12-ounce bottles of water at one of the distribution points. Some waited more than 2 and a half hours, only to get to the front of the line and be told the water was gone. Eighty-six-year-old Geraldine Watts was in a two-mile long line, she told CNN. Watts, who was born and raised in Jackson, lives at home with her daughter and granddaughter and said they have to use bottled or boiled water for everything — brushing teeth, cooking and washing dishes. “If I had a bigger family, how long would an outbreak last?” Watts asked. “It’s not OK,” Jackson resident Lynn Jones told CNN. “You know, we have to do something about it because we pay taxes and we expect the system to work.”
There are no classes and businesses are closed
Jackson Public Schools and Jackson State University are holding virtual classes because they don’t have water. Water conditions will be monitored on a daily basis and school officials will confer with city officials to determine when in-person learning can resume, the school district said in a statement Monday. Many businesses were closed Tuesday with many going virtual, but some, including restaurants, are bringing their own water trucks so they can feed some of Jackson’s residents, Crudup said.
Jackson State football program in ‘crisis’
The football coach at Jackson State University said his football program is in “crisis mode.” “Water means we don’t have air conditioning. We can’t use restrooms,” coach Deion Sanders said on Instagram. “We don’t have water, so we don’t have ice, which puts a bit of a strain on the schedule. So right now we’re operating in crisis mode.” “I have to take these kids off campus — those who live on campus, those who live in the city of Jackson — to a hotel and put them up so they can shower properly and take care of themselves,” he said. Sanders. . The coach is trying to find a place for the team to continue practicing, he said. “Find somewhere that can accommodate every damn thing that we need and want to be, who we want to be, and that’s mainstream,” Sanders said.
Fundraising for water
Rosa Barron, the pastor of the AME church in Jackson, is raising money to buy water in hopes of turning her church into a receiving site.
“I had a churchgoer tell me she had to leave her apartment because her water was turned off,” Barron said. “Another told me she spent hours filling her bathtub so she would have enough water to flush the toilet.”
Barron began preparing for a potential water crisis last week when the city warned residents that the river could crest, she said.
“The city of Jackson had already been without enough water pressure for almost 31 days. It just felt like there was going to be a breaking point,” he said.
Last year, several Mississippi AME congregations came together to raise money to buy water for their congregation in Jackson after the city’s pipes burst due to cold weather, according to Barron.
“People in the apartments were without water. They couldn’t cook. They couldn’t bathe. They were, like now, without water.”
Barron said she plans to raise money to buy water to make available for people to pick up at her church. He also plans to deliver water to locals who can’t leave their homes, as the church did last year, he said.
CNN’s Amy Simonson, Ryan Young, Caroll Alvarado and Sara Smart contributed to this report.
title: “What It S Like Trying To Survive Without Water In Jackson Mississippi Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-22” author: “Anthony Mares”
“It’s been a difficult situation for me and for residents throughout the city of Jackson,” Mississippi State Rep. Ronnie Crudup Jr. said. to CNN’s Alisyn Camerota. “There are over 180,000 residents who are suffering right now because of this water outage.” It’s “more than an inconvenience,” the mayor told CNN’s Pamela Brown. “It’s a disruption in life. How you plan your day you have to go and collect water,” he said. Here’s a look at some of the surprising results of living without running, potable water.
No water to flush toilets or brush teeth
People told CNN’s Ryan Young that they caught rainwater to flush their toilets and even brush their teeth with. And some said they tried to bathe their children in the brown water that came out of their faucets. Crudup, however, said that although there was no water on Monday night, on Tuesday there was enough water to flush the toilets, but the water is discolored and unsafe to drink. He and his family used bottled water Monday morning to brush their teeth.
No air conditioning in the medical centers
Some of the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s facilities are experiencing problems as a result of the water crisis. Jackson Medical Mall’s air conditioning is not working properly “because the water pressure feeding its coolers is too low,” UMMC said in a statement Tuesday. It reached a high of 91 degrees in the city on Tuesday. A water tanker was expected to arrive Tuesday afternoon to power the system to make it fully operational, the center said.
No water for firefighters
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Monday, saying there isn’t enough water to fight fires or flush toilets. Water will be trucked to the city and arranged for fire and life safety as well as drainage, Reeves said. “Replacing our largest city’s water infrastructure with human distribution is an extremely complex logistical task,” Reeves said.
Waiting for hours for a case of water
It was 91 degrees in Jackson on Tuesday when cars lined up for more than a mile to pick up a box of 24 12-ounce bottles of water at one of the distribution points. Some waited more than 2 and a half hours, only to get to the front of the line and be told the water was gone. Eighty-six-year-old Geraldine Watts was in a two-mile long line, she told CNN. Watts, who was born and raised in Jackson, lives at home with her daughter and granddaughter and said they have to use bottled or boiled water for everything — brushing teeth, cooking and washing dishes. “If I had a bigger family, how long would an outbreak last?” Watts asked. “It’s not OK,” Jackson resident Lynn Jones told CNN. “You know, we have to do something about it because we pay taxes and we expect the system to work.”
There are no classes and businesses are closed
Jackson Public Schools and Jackson State University are holding virtual classes because they don’t have water. Water conditions will be monitored on a daily basis and school officials will confer with city officials to determine when in-person learning can resume, the school district said in a statement Monday. Many businesses were closed Tuesday with many going virtual, but some, including restaurants, are bringing their own water trucks so they can feed some of Jackson’s residents, Crudup said.
Jackson State football program in ‘crisis’
The football coach at Jackson State University said his football program is in “crisis mode.” “Water means we don’t have air conditioning. We can’t use restrooms,” coach Deion Sanders said on Instagram. “We don’t have water, so we don’t have ice, which puts a bit of a strain on the schedule. So right now we’re operating in crisis mode.” “I have to take these kids off campus — those who live on campus, those who live in the city of Jackson — to a hotel and put them up so they can shower properly and take care of themselves,” he said. Sanders. . The coach is trying to find a place for the team to continue practicing, he said. “Find somewhere that can accommodate every damn thing that we need and want to be, who we want to be, and that’s mainstream,” Sanders said.
Fundraising for water
Rosa Barron, the pastor of the AME church in Jackson, is raising money to buy water in hopes of turning her church into a receiving site.
“I had a churchgoer tell me she had to leave her apartment because her water was turned off,” Barron said. “Another told me she spent hours filling her bathtub so she would have enough water to flush the toilet.”
Barron began preparing for a potential water crisis last week when the city warned residents that the river could crest, she said.
“The city of Jackson had already been without enough water pressure for almost 31 days. It just felt like there was going to be a breaking point,” he said.
Last year, several Mississippi AME congregations came together to raise money to buy water for their congregation in Jackson after the city’s pipes burst due to cold weather, according to Barron.
“People in the apartments were without water. They couldn’t cook. They couldn’t bathe. They were, like now, without water.”
Barron said she plans to raise money to buy water to make available for people to pick up at her church. He also plans to deliver water to locals who can’t leave their homes, as the church did last year, he said.
CNN’s Amy Simonson, Ryan Young, Caroll Alvarado and Sara Smart contributed to this report.
