Detroiters Without Water Face Tough Odds, Even With Coronavirus Aid via @WDET
“People are already dealing with job loss so this is just compounding on other crises in their life,” says Elin Betanzo, founder of Safe Water Engineering.
‘It’s just despair’: Many Americans face coronavirus with no water to wash their hands via @NBCNews
“The city of Detroit shut off her water late last fall because of unpaid bills and a broken plumbing valve that she couldn’t afford to fix. Griffin, 55, was forced to rely on donated bottled water to drink, cook and bathe. She used space heaters to warm her home; without running water, the boiler didn’t […]