Texas residents have to boil tap water to drink – Feb. 18 BBC Report of the situation of a deadly winter storm that struck Texas Southern united states The widespread power outage was that nearly 7 million people in Texas had to boil tap water before consuming it. Because the wastewater treatment plant lacks electricity
A huge winter storm strikes across Texas. Killing at least 21 people, record low temperatures in more than 30 years at 0 degrees Fahrenheit or -18 degrees Celsius, and millions of people are without electricity Because people try to keep warm Until the Texas state’s energy supply collapsed
Freezing temperatures also cause water pipes to explode. Although a number of residents try to use a blanket to cover the pipes in hopes of preventing the cold.
Toby Baker The head of the Texas Committee for Environmental Quality said water supply problems affected more than 260,000 people in Texas.
Water pressure is very low. Please do not run water to keep pipes from bursting. Turn off water if pipes have burst. Please contact us if you don’t know how to turn off water. Be conservative on water usage today. It is needed for hospitals and fires. st
— Sylvester Turner (@SylvesterTurner) February 17, 2021
While Sylvester Turner Mayor of Houston People are asked to turn off the water supply to prevent the water from filling up with pipes and pipes when the water freezes. And unable to boil tap water Always consume only bottled water for safety.
“Electricity is yet to fully return. I would say that maybe it would take two days, ”said Turner.
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Many homes in Texas are generally not insulated from the cold air. This causes the indoor temperature to drop to the freezing point quickly after a heating system failure.
Turner said, Business establishments and churches Used as a warmth hub To help the most vulnerable breakdowns Along with providing bottled water for the residents
“We are still in a winter storm. Asking people to avoid using the roads or traveling in the morning and evening. Which was the most dangerous moment, ”Warns Turner.
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side Greg Abbott The Texas governor said so far 1.2 million Texas residents had access to electricity again. The rest followed, in addition, signed an executive order prohibiting the export of natural gas from Texas until Feb. 21.
Abbott made a statement that All sources of energy are shared. Contrary to previous announcements that previously blamed the use of renewable energy for power outages.
On Wednesday afternoon local time U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) states that the worst winter storms moved through Texas. But 100 million Americans are still under winter weather warnings. Record low temperatures will last for several days. With more than 71% of the US snow covered.
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