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A public health crisis in and around the city of Jackson, Mississippi, began in late August 2022 after the Pearl River flooded due to severe storms in the state. [1] The flooding caused the O. B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant, the city's largest water treatment facility, which was already running on backup pumps due to failures the month prior, to stop the treatment of drinking water indefinitely.
The 1979 Easter flood was one of the most costly and devastating floods to ever occur in Mississippi, United States, with $500–700 million in damages ($2.1 billion in 2020 dollars). [2] [3] It was the result of the Pearl River being overwhelmed by severe rain upstream. Floodwaters sent the Pearl River 15 feet above flood stage.
Residents in several areas of Jackson, Mississippi, should be prepared to evacuate, officials said, after heavy rain raised the level of the Pearl River, which was expected to crest on August 29 ...
Officials in Jackson, Miss., on Monday declared a water system emergency as residents experience low or no water pressure in the wake of severe flooding. City officials are blaming recent rainfall ...
Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi's capital city in 2020 — a recurring problem when heavy rains push the Pearl River over its banks. The U.S. Army Corps of ...
The mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, is urging locals to “get out now” after the state was battered with record rainfall and rivers swelled to devastating levels.
The Jackson Advocate is the oldest African American newspaper still in publication. The Mississippi Link was one of the first African American publications to be widely available on the internet. [4] Several African American newspapers are currently published in Mississippi. They are highlighted in green in the list below.
The forecasted flooding in Mississippi could not have come at a worse time for Veronique Daniels, who became homeless three months ago and was sleeping on her mother's back porch in Jackson when ...