With the boil water notice in Houston remaining in effect until further notice, people spent Monday flocking to stores to grab bottled water.
remaining in effect until further notice, people spent Monday flocking to stores to grab bottled water. Businesses in Houston are limiting customers to two cases of water on Monday. Kroger, for example, says their stores have activated their emergency plan, one that’s typically used during natural disasters.
"The aisle was completely empty," said Debra Santos, a Kroger customer and parent. "There was no water left except sparkling water."FOX 26's Damali Keith shares more as the City of Houston remains under a boil water notice issued and Sylvester Mayor Turner gave a press conference earlier Monday about what officials are looking into and when the notice could be lifted.
"The kids have never dealt with anything like this, maybe during the freeze," Santos continued. "They’re used to just brushing their teeth in the morning. You have to keep an eye on them, so they don’t run to the fridge, fill up their water, put the water in their mouth, brush their teeth with it, all those things."Many Houstonians reported accidentally drinking the water before they knew about the alert.
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