Residents are dealing with a boil-water notice, that's expected to continue until Friday, as temperatures reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Nonetheless, they improvised. Here is what that looked like.
ODESSA, Texas -- Residents of the West Texas city of Odessa improvised emergency water supplies after a water system outage left them high and dry for days amid scorching heat, even as utility crews scrambled Wednesday to restore normal service.The city said taps in 165,000 homes and businesses lost pressure or went completely dry after a 24-inch main broke Monday afternoon. Odessa's water treatment plant was back online by about 8 a.m.
Temperatures approached 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Odessa Wednesday as Texas and much of the United States faced extremely hot and humid conditions. And while the city typically sees hot weather in June, the timing of the break made dealing with this week's heat more difficult. "Drinking water has not been an issue," Friday said."We just need water to return to our daily lives and within the community."
Wright said she had drinkable water stored in jugs for washing hands and brushing teeth, and that her family hooked her house up to a well on her property to provide water to flush toilets.Wright said she noticed water began running again around noon but that the pressure did not immediately return to regular strength.
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