Mississippi Water Crisis Drags Into Fifth Day

Originally posted by the Daily Wire.

If you have a full gun safe but no water purification capability, you need to get your priorities straight. -Mike Von Steuben

“Authorities in Jackson, Mississippi, are gradually making progress on returning water to residents and businesses.

Multiple water pumps at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant failed earlier this week after severe storms caused the Pearl River to flood, prompting low water pressure and a risk of bacterial infection, according to a press release from the Mississippi Department of Health. Federal and state officials — including President Joe Biden, Governor Tate Reeves (R-MS), and Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba (D-MS) — have issued emergency declarations.”