Jackson State Tigers Soccer Coach Deion Sanders – We’re ‘in crisis mode’ as the water emergency worsens
Jackson State Soccer coach Deion Sanders said Tuesday in an Instagram video that his program and the players are now in “crisis mode” as it grapples with the many water problems that have plagued the player. Mississippi dollars this past week.
Jackson’s parts are no water on tuesday because flooding has exacerbated long-standing problems at one of the two water treatment plants. The city of 150,000 was told to boil its water for a month because the Health Ministry found the water was cloudy which could cause digestive problems. Now, people are also facing the situation of too much water on the ground after heavy rains in the past week, and not enough clean water through pipes for people to use.
“We’ve had a little crisis in the city of Jackson,” Sanders said in the video. “We don’t have water; water means we don’t have an air conditioner. We can’t use the toilet. We don’t have water, so we don’t have ice, which creates a burden.” It’s pretty heavy for the show. So we’re operating in crisis mode right now.”
Jackson State University has opened makeshift restrooms for students, and Sanders said the water crisis has left his players without drinking water and unable to flush the toilet or shower at its practice facility. surname. In the Instagram video, Sanders – also known as Coach Prime – says he wants to move the players into a hotel so they can shower.
“I had to get these kids off campus … into a hotel and house them so they could shower properly and take care of their needs, making sure all of our kids “That’s where we’re operating right now,” Sanders said. “That’s where we’re operating right now.”
Jackson State’s next game is against Florida A&M on Sunday in Miami.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said late Monday that he declared a state of emergency for Jackson’s water system, and he issued a statement on Tuesday. The state will try to help solve the problems by hiring contractors to work at the treatment plant, which is operating at diminishing capacity with back-up pumps after the main pumps fail “for some time”. first,” said Mr. Reeves.
Sanders expressed confidence his players and program will show resilience and endurance despite these challenges.
“We’re going to find somewhere to practice, find somewhere that can fulfill everything that we need and want to be who we want to be, and that’s the dominant thing,” Sanders said. “The devil is a lie. He won’t have us today, baby.”
Jackson has longstanding problems with its water system. A cold spell in 2021 left a significant number of people without running water after the pipes froze. Similar problems occurred again earlier this year, on a smaller scale.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
