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In Jackson, Mississippi, Kevin Dudley carries his daughter and bottles of water to his apartment after a recent bout of cold weather caused large numbers of water outages, some going into their third week.

📷 Rory Doyle / Reuters
Deon Sanders fills flush water containers at a public water distribution site Thursday in Jackson, Mississippi.

As of Tuesday, state Rep. Ronnie Crudup said at least 40,000 Jackson residents were without water.

📷 Rory Doyle / Reuters
Mark Clark works at a public water distribution site as many residents in Jackson, Mississippi, go into their third week without water.

📷 Rory Doyle / Reuters
Jennifer Cattenhead shows a cooler with non-potable water she's had to use for flushing water in her home Thursday as many residents in Jackson, Mississippi, go into their third week without water.

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Quann Mayers carries a container of non-potable water into his apartment as many residents in Jackson, Mississippi, go into their third week without water.

📷 Rory Doyle / Reuters
Where to find water Friday in Jackson, Mississippi.
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