Officials say over 100,000 residents in the Texas border city of El Paso were left with little to no water after a main break over the weekend, and it was expected to take till mid-week for operations to return to normal.

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    1 month ago

    Yes, but it has nothing to do with the city or country being unwilling or unable to provide for its citizens. And 100k is about 14% of the population.

    It sucks, but shit happens. It was a 36" main, and that’s a pretty major break which just takes time to fix.