WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden urged Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the Mayor of Jackson in Mississippi state, over the ongoing running water 'crisis' in the city.

According to a statement from the White House, Biden spoke with Lumumba on Wednesday and learned "about the pressing situation with access to clean and safe water" as well as the ongoing emergency response initiatives. Biden also pledged federal funding for the longer-term endeavour to rehabilitate Jackson's water infrastructure as well as the current issue.

On Wednesday, Lumumba said that years of neglected maintenance are to blame for the city's current water crisis.
The city has spent tens of millions of dollars upgrading its water treatment facilities and procedure over the past few years, but due to systemic harm that has existed for decades, he wrote in a tweet.

Due to the emergency circumstances brought on by the water crisis, Biden proclaimed an emergency to exist in Mississippi late Tuesday night and ordered federal assistance to support the state's response operations.
According to officials, the O.B. Curtis water facility in Jackson was having trouble purifying water due to flooding of the Pearl River, which flows through Louisiana and Mississippi.

Current pressure issues implies that Jackson and its surrounding areas which have approximately 180,000 residents are unable to produce adequate water to flush toilets, fight fires, and meet other critical needs.

While cases of bottled water are being given out to those in need, the boil water alert for Jackson, which is home to mainly African-American inhabitants, is still in effect.

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