Jackson businesses take hit from water crisis

By On Nov 23, 2022

(2 Sep 2022) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4394767
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jackson, Mississippi – 2 September 2022
1.Wide of empty restaurant
2. Close-up of burger cooking on flattop
3. Wide of cook flipping burger
4. Various of water pump station
5. Close-up of faucet running slowly
ANNOTATION: Officials in Jackson, Mississippi, say restoration of water pressure continues at a long-troubled water plant. But some in the city are still seeing little or no water flow from their taps.
6. Wide of stacked water cases
7. Close-up of stacked water cases.
8. Mid of payment being processed
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Mary Huard, Jackson resident: ++COVERED++
“We’re just trying to trudge the road, you know to get through.”
9. Wide of outside of Brent’s Drugs
10. Menu being set down on table
11. Wide of half empty restaurant
12. Close-up of woman eating
ANNOTATION: Local businesses, including Brent’s Drugs, are trying to fill the void. The classic diner opened in in 1946.
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Bill Cooley, Jackson Resident: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++
“We look at it as this is home, its our home so it’s ours to fix. If it’s not fixed, we don’t look at other folks we look at ourself and say what can we do to help fix the situation?”
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15. Close-up of man sipping coffee
16. Wide of customers sitting at table
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rankin County, Mississippi – 28 August 2022
17. Various of high water levels at Ross Barnett Reservoir
ANNOTATION: The crisis in Jackson began after torrential rains and flooding caused new problems for the city’s long-neglected water system.
18. Various of slow running faucets
ANNOTATION: By Friday, businesses and residents had a new worry: Increasing water pressure could lead to ruptures of aging pipes around the city.
19.SOUNDBITE (English) Mary Huard, Jackson resident:
“I don’t know if people are scared to come or if they just don’t know we’re open. We’ve gotten lots of phone calls saying, are you open? We are open and we’d love for you to come.”
19. Various of National Guard distributing water.
ANNOTATION: The National Guard is helping distribute water. The state’s emergency agency says 1.1 million bottles of water were handed out on Thursday.
STORYLINE:
Officials in Jackson, Mississippi, say restoration of water pressure continues at a long-troubled water plant.
But some in the city are still seeing little or no water flow from their taps.
And there’s a new worry: Mayor Chokwe Lumumba says the increasing pressure could lead to ruptures of aging pipes around the city.
Lumumba made the remarks at a midday Friday news conference with FEMA officials and White House infrastructure coordinator Mitch Landrieu.
The crisis began after torrential rains and flooding caused new problems for the city’s long-neglected water system.
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