A shocking footage has emerged from Texas in the United States of America showing residents lining up to fetch water from a borehole. It was gathered that the incident was caused as a result of days of blackout. According to operators, the bulk of the power loss in Texas came from natural gas suppliers as pipelines froze , making it difficult for plants to get the fuel they needed. Electricity is normally used to pump water into the homes of residents but since the outage , many have resorted to seeking alternative ways of accessing their daily needs . See : Student caught and arrested for taking gun to school to shoot her teacher
In a video shared online by abc reporter , Erica Simon , citizens could be seen in a queue holding buckets and dispenser containers as they fetched water from a borehole tap. In her words ; “ This is not a third world country . This is Houston , Texas . I spotted a line of people filing up buckets of water from a spicket at Haden Park . Why ? Millions either have no water or are under a Boil Water Advisory . ” Watch the video clip below: This is not a third world country . This is Houston , Texas. I spotted a line of people filing up buckets of water from a spicket at Haden Park . Why? Millions either have no water or are under a Boil Water Advisory . pic . twitter . com / VHYH 5 Hbqjj — Erica Simon (@ EricaOnABC 13 ) February 18 , 2021