Governor Tate Reeves said progress was being made on the city’s water crisis.
Dark-brown water poured from a sink faucet in Jackson, Mississippi, as a boil-water notice remained in place for the area on Friday, September 9. A Mississippi resident filmed brown water coming from her tap as the state's capital city deals with a water crisis.
"My landlord’s office manager said several properties in this area are affected," Minta told Storyful.The Mississippi National Guard is helping to supply residents with bottled and non-potable water. progress was being made on the city’s water crisis, but the boil-water notice would not be lifted at the weekend, according to Storyful.
President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration request for the state of Mississippi, directing his administration to surge federal assistance to the region, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted.Like many cities, Jackson faces water system problems it can’t afford to fix. Its tax base has eroded the past few decades as the population decreased — the result of mostly white flight to suburbs that began after public schools integrated in 1970.
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