Do not drink the water: Mississippi National Guard will hand out water as Jacksons main water facility fails

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/30/us/jackson-water-system-failing-tuesday/index.html
Published: Aug 30, 2022
Author: Staff
Post Date: 2022-08-30 21:54:29 by Horse
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Mississippi’s capital city lacks enough water pressure to fight fires, flush toilets and meet other critical needs because its main water treatment facility began failing Monday, the governor said – a problem officials blame on longstanding water system problems and this week’s river flooding.

The state is declaring an emergency for Jackson as it scrambles to begin distributing drinking and non-drinking water to up to 180,000 city residents, Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday evening. The National Guard is being called in to help distribute the water as crews work to get the water treatment plant back online, state officials said.

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Jackson's water system is failing and can't produce enough water to fight fires or to flush toilets, Mississippi governor says

Explanations for the failing system are complicated: Damage this summer to pumps at the main water treatment facility made failure almost inevitable, the governor says; and flooding of the Pearl River after heavy rains last week affected treatment processes and therefore the amount of running water the system can provide, Jackson’s mayor said.

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#1: Dakmar    To: Horse (#0)

These darned Red States! Put some Diversity in charge of Jackson...

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#2: Dakmar    To: Horse (#0)

from wikipedia

On July 1, 2013, Chokwe Lumumba was sworn into office as mayor of the city. After eight months in office, Lumumba died on February 25, 2014. Lumumba was a popular yet controversial figure due to his prior membership in the Republic of New Afrika, as well as being a co-founder of the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America.

Lumumba's son, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, ran for the mayoral seat following his father's death, but lost to Councillor Tony Yarber on April 22, 2014.[62] In 2017, however, Chokwe Antar Lumumba ran for mayor again, and won. Following his victory, on June 26 he was interviewed by Amy Goodman on Democracy Now!,[63] at which time he declared a commitment to make Jackson the "Most Radical City on the Planet".

In August 2022 the city lost access to water when its largest water treatment plant failed, leaving tap water untreated.[64]

Well there you go :)

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#3: Dakmar    To: All (#2)

In 1993 Jackson had the nation's 12th highest homicide rate among cities with more than 100,000 residents, according to the FBI. The 87 slayings in the city in 1993 gave Jackson a homicide rate of 41.9 per 100,000 residents, the FBI reported, and set a new record for the most violent deaths in one year. 1994 had higher homicides, with 91, and the record would be broken again in 1995 with a total of 92.[88][89]

In 2020, the city's homicide rate reached its highest in history with 79.69 homicides per 100,000 residents, with a total of 128 homicides.[90] Of major U.S. cities, only St. Louis surpassed Jackson's homicide rate.[91] The homicide rate in 2020 represented a significant spike after years of declining homicide rates in the early 2000s.[92] Property crime remains much lower than in the 1990s and overal violent crime has not increased as significantly as homicide in recent years and is below the peak in 1994 as of 2020.[93] In 2021, a record number of homicides were recorded - 155 - and at a rate of 101 per 100,000 amongst the highest in the world.[94]

ibid

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StraitGate posted on 2022-08-30 23:12:41   Reply   Private Reply

#5: Dakmar    To: All (#3)

overal violent crime has not increased as significantly as homicide in recent years

Did anyone else chuckle when reading that?

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#6: Dakmar    To: StraitGate (#4)

Red States Have Higher Murder Rates Than Blue States, According to New Study

Darned bitter clinger white supremacist quasi nazis! Darn them! Take their guns, and their bibles just to be safe!

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