The capital of #Mississippi is still in a state of emergency as the city remains without clean drinking water. #Jackson #climate #news
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00:00It's a hurting feeling when you don't have no water, you know, especially when you got
00:06newborn babies.
00:09Residents of Jackson, Mississippi are having to wait in hours-long lines to get a free
00:12case of bottled water.
00:14Extreme racist politics are being put before the people, and it's time that we put that
00:20to the side.
00:21We can no longer afford to continue to play games with 175,000 residents' lives here in
00:28the city of Jackson alone.
00:29I was always told not to drink that water.
00:32When I came here to Jackson, it was smelling like chlorine.
00:34The lack of water has created a chaotic situation for businesses, hospitals, and schools.
00:39Without water, residents face issues beyond just drinking water.
00:42We don't have air conditioning, we can't use toilets, we don't have water, therefore we
00:48don't have ice.
00:49So right now, we're operating in crisis mode.