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The capital of Mississippi is in the middle of a water crisis.
Jackson has been thrown into national headlines as water treatment plants fail, and President Joe Biden calls a state of emergency for the community a day after Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves called one.
This comes after days of excessive rain and flooding caused pumps to fail at one of the town’s water treatment plants and has left residences and businesses experiencing low water pressure…
