The special cherry on top was the news there is a tanker full of fresh water parked in front of governors mansion. Dont worry about it, its not for the governor, its totally "on standby to assist the bank with water needs".
"The south" is a big, diverse place. Some places definitely resemble the third world, west Virginia is a prominent example, although it's not part of the south proper. And cities like Memphis have some major problems that are commonly attributed to third world countries.
America by and large is a diverse place. There are parts of non southern states with third world tier problems. Both states you mention have problems of that caliber.
Most of the developed world resembles the third world once you leave the cities, some of it even in the cities. Its all just rural undeveloped land with thin little roads, most of which aren't in pristene condition.
“Please make sure in the shower that your mouth is not open,” Jim Craig, senior deputy and director of health protection at the Mississippi Department of Health...
Specifically for Jackson, where they have been having serious water problems for a month.
(This is not in the linked article, but in several others on the topic)
It's because of massive flooding and a damaged treatment plant. The governor declared a state of emergency. 150k people have been under orders to boil app water since July 29th.
Having lived in Europe, this feels exactly like the kind of reporting they love. “Did you hear what happened in the US?” Or “did you see what happened in the US?” It’s a big damned place and I only personally care about certain parts of it, so no, I probably didn’t.
The OP implies that this is common to everyone in the state, and I believe it to be nonsense. I know about what's going on in Jackson, but I can assure you, the issues with the Pearl River flooding a treatment plant are limited to the city of Jackson.
Where I live, they shut off the water if you don't pay your bill.
Jackson isn't handling things very well. The governor is kind of a turd. There's blame to go all around.
rasz|3 years ago
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/26900/fact-check-tanker...
xenospn|3 years ago
betwixthewires|3 years ago
America by and large is a diverse place. There are parts of non southern states with third world tier problems. Both states you mention have problems of that caliber.
Most of the developed world resembles the third world once you leave the cities, some of it even in the cities. Its all just rural undeveloped land with thin little roads, most of which aren't in pristene condition.
unknown|3 years ago
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LionTamer|3 years ago
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ... [1] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?location...
UglyToad|3 years ago
https://news.sky.com/story/huge-increase-in-raw-sewage-relea...
postalrat|3 years ago
exabrial|3 years ago
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57FkMytWjyFu|3 years ago
More outrage for the outrage throne!
sophacles|3 years ago
“Please make sure in the shower that your mouth is not open,” Jim Craig, senior deputy and director of health protection at the Mississippi Department of Health...
Specifically for Jackson, where they have been having serious water problems for a month.
(This is not in the linked article, but in several others on the topic)
lamroger|3 years ago
I just heard about it yesterday too.
chrismeller|3 years ago
I used to expect better out of the BBC…
57FkMytWjyFu|3 years ago
Where I live, they shut off the water if you don't pay your bill.
Jackson isn't handling things very well. The governor is kind of a turd. There's blame to go all around.
https://mississippitoday.org/2022/09/02/bennie-thompson-jack...