Mississippi Governor Calls in National Guard for Jackson Water Crisis
Residents are under a boil-water notice after a failure at a local treatment plant.
A firefighter loads cases of bottled water into a resident's vehicle in Jackson, Miss., on Aug. 18.
Photographer: Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo
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The governor of Mississippi called in the National Guard to help residents of the state capital after a plant failure left at least 180,000 people in the area without access to safe water.
Governor Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Tuesday following weekend flooding that affected the O.B. Curtis water treatment plant. That facility and another in the area also are contending with a shortage of workers for operations and maintenance, according to an emergency order from the state Department of Health.