Mississippi
Louisiana sending team to assist with Jackson, Mississippi water crisis
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – The Louisiana Division of Well being and the Governor’s Workplace of Homeland Safety and Emergency Preparedness are gearing as much as assist with the continuing water disaster in Jackson, Mississippi.
Leaders say a four-person engineering group with a mixed 87 years of expertise will help with day by day operations.
Jackson has been fighting the water disaster since heavy rain and flooding badly broken the realm’s consuming water system.
“Louisiana stands prepared to offer this help every time potential,” stated GOHSEP director Casey Tingle. “We’ve had our personal experiences coping with any such flooding. It’s important to get entry to protected consuming water. Our group will assist our companions in Mississippi with this mission and we’re proud to be part of that work.”
The group from Louisiana has additionally performed a serious function in restoration efforts following a number of main hurricanes and different climate occasions.
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