{"id":150332,"date":"2021-02-19T14:02:21","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T19:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=150332"},"modified":"2021-02-19T18:28:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T23:28:33","slug":"houston-residents-wait-in-long-lines-for-safe-drinking-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houston-residents-wait-in-long-lines-for-safe-drinking-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston residents wait in long lines for safe drinking water"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouston-residents-wait-in-long-lines-for-safe-drinking-water%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=150332&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2375485\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2375485\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2375485\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21050652809119-656x437.jpg\" alt=\"A worker waits to load cases of water into vehicles at a City of Houston water distribution site Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Houston. The drive-thru stadium location was setup to provide bottled water to individuals who need water while the city remains under a boil water notice or because they lack water at home due to frozen or broken pipes. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\" width=\"656\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2375485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A worker waited to load cases of water into vehicles at a City of Houston water distribution site Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 3:30 PM PT \u2013 Friday, February 19, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The major winter storm has forced Houston residents to wait in long lines for clean drinking water.<\/p>\n<p>City officials provided safe water for the community on Friday, as residents waited in miles long lines outside a water distribution center. The cold snap knocked supply chains offline and damaged water pipes, causing a temporary shut-off for entire cities.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2375484\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2375484\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2375484\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21050659854792-655x437.jpg\" alt=\"Car are lined up outside at a City of Houston water distribution site Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Houston. The drive-thru stadium location was setup to provide bottled water to individuals who need water while the city remains on a boil water notice or because they lack water at home due to frozen or broken pipes. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2375484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Car lined up outside at a City of Houston water distribution site Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Workers and volunteers in Houston packed pallets of water into trunks for hundreds of residents desperate for clean water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe water came on for a slight moment I believe on Thursday,\u201d Houston resident Aisha Wright said. \u201cBut it only came on as a trickle. So we weren\u2019t able to get any water or anything like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Houston officials have opened up a total of 11 water distribution sites across the city.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/federal-judge-suspends-s-c-new-abortion-ban\/\">Federal Judge Suspends S.C. 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