(AP) — Residents of an east Arkansas town have been without running water for the past two weeks after the state was hit by below-freezing temperatures, and the outage has forced them to line up for bottled water, fill up jugs or take showers at a truck brought in by the state.
The town faced a similar crisis last summer, when the same part of the city was without water in June.
The outages are affecting one of two water systems for Helena-West Helena, which was two separate cities until 2006.
Each day, distribution sites for the water have seen a steady line of people filling up on water to use for their homes.
He said citizens in general have been understanding of the emergency water distribution process.
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