It's like a game of Russian roulette, said Shirley Harrington, who also lives in Jackson.
“You don’t know if you’re going to wake up with water, don’t know if you got water, don’t know what condition the water is in,” Harrington said. “There’s so many statements: ‘Do not drink,’ ‘Do not use,’ ‘You can use, but don’t drink,’ so you’re like, ‘What do I really do?’”
Flooding in August bloated the Pearl River, causing pump failures at the city’s largest water treatment plant. The river was below flood stage Friday, and officials reported “significant” progress in repairing the water plant’s issues.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced Thursday seven water distribution sites staffed by the National Guard would be opening across the city. Lines throughout the week were long, with people getting turned away Tuesday after a site ran out of 700 cases of water in about two hours, CNN reported.
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