Residents of Jackson, Miss., endure water crisis
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Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba addresses the city's partnership with the state to help address the water crisis in the Capital city during a news conference in Jackson Tuesday, Aug. 30. On Monday, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced state assistance to help with Jackson's water issues.3/11
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The Mississippi State Capitol dome looms over the portable toilets set up in the driveway of the state building, Wednesday, Aug. 31, in Jackson, Miss. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems and the state Health Department has had Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice since late July.4/11
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Santonia Matthews, a custodian at Forest Hill High School in Jackson, Miss., hauls away a trash can filled with water from a tanker in the school's parking lot, Wednesday, Aug. 31. The tanker is one of two placed strategically in the city to provide residents non-potable water.5/11
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Ty Carter with Garrett Enterprises, fills up a large garbage can with non-potable water in the Forest Hill High School parking lot in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 31.6/11
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Ty Carter with Garrett Enterprises, fills up a large garbage can with non-potable water in the Forest Hill High School parking lot in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 31.7/11
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Ty Carter, right, and Benjamin Williams, with Garrett Enterprises, fill up a five-gallon jug for an area resident from a water tanker at Forest Hill High School in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 31.8/11
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Salvation Army members carry cases of water to a waiting vehicle in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 31. The organization and a local Walmart store established a mid-morning distribution site to assist water needy residents.9/11
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Salvation Army members pass a case of water to a waiting vehicle in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 31.10/11
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Salvation Army members carry cases of water to a waiting vehicle in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 31.11/11
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Bobbie Fairley, owner of Magic Hand's Hair Design in Jackson, Miss, had to cancel five appointments on Wednesday, Aug, 31, after she realized the barbershop did not have running water. She's not sure how long she can afford to keep canceling appointments.
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