Arkansas Citizens Still Without Water After Deep Freeze
Some residents of a town in Arkansas have been without running water for almost two weeks after freezing weather earlier this month caused one of the town’s two water systems to fail. About 1,400 citizens of Helena-East Helena are being forced to rely on water trucks supplied by the National Guard; some are catching rainwater to use. The aging water system the city also failed last summer, and John Edwards, a former state lawmaker tapped to assist with the crisis, said repairs may ultimately cost $5 million. “What’s happening here can and will happen in other places,” Edwards told the AP. “We’ve got a lot of utilities in this state that have aging problems, and I hope this will be a cautionary tale for what officials in other communities can do to avoid being in this circumstance.” (AP, Arkansas Democrat Gazette $, WREG)
To receive climate stories like this in your inbox daily click here to sign up for the Hot News Newsletter from Climate Nexus:
