After significant flooding in Jackson, Mississippi, a house with a huge tree that had fallen on the roof and branches that were poking through the walls has been put on the market for $25,000.
According to Williams Real Estate Auction, the three-bedroom, one-bathroom home at 2046 Willow Way in the southern state’s capital was only a little more than a month ago, on August 2, placed for sale by the Neighbor House real estate company.
Reasons why the tree fell as well as the date are not yet known. The house is similarly 1,034 square feet in size and has had 3,737 visits on Zillow.
For a response, DailyMail.com has been in touch with the listing agent.
The house looks to be severely slanted in the photo of it, with portions of the roof looking to be missing and a section of the wall appearing to have been crushed by the tree’s branches.
The house was destroyed about a month before there was a report of excessive rainfall in the Jackson area, which led to many homes being flooded there.
Tate Reeves, the governor of Mississippi, issued a state of emergency last week as a result of one of Jackson’s water treatment facilities not operating as intended and low water pressure across most of the state’s capital city as a result of recent rainstorms.
Concerns regarding firefighting and people’s ability to use the restroom and take showers arose as a result of the low pressure.
The National Guard has also been aiding with the local water scarcity, and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has been delivering both potable and non-potable water in the city of 150,000 inhabitants for about a week.
The governor said that he is aware that Jacksonians do not want to experience water system issues.
“I see it.” I reside in a city. I don’t want to hear this news,” Reeves remarked. But we’ll be there for you, nevertheless.
On Sunday, August 28, flood waters surged at a mobile home development in Madison County, Mississippi, close to the Ross Barnett Reservoir Spillway.
Days after storms poured copious amounts of rain, Jackson’s Pearl River inundated streets and at least one house on Monday, but water levels were beginning to subside.
Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the mayor of Jackson, claimed the water level did not increase as much as anticipated. According to earlier predictions, flooding could potentially affect 100 to 150 buildings in the Jackson area.
Hours before the governor spoke about the water system on Monday, Lumumba said, “We thank the Lord above all for sparing so many of our residents.”
The Pearl River crested at approximately 35.4 feet, according to the National Weather Service (10.8 meters). That is below the 36-foot major flood stage threshold (10.97 meters).
There are two water treatment facilities in Jackson, and the bigger facility is next to a reservoir that supplies the majority of the city’s water needs. Additionally, the reservoir aids in flood prevention.
Lumumba, a Democrat who was not invited to the Republican governor’s press conference, claimed that flooding has caused new issues at the treatment plant and that there may be a few days of low water pressure.
What Lumumba likened it to is if someone poked a hole in the bottom of a Styrofoam cup and you kept trying to fill it even though the liquid kept running out at the bottom.
Jackson’s water system has long-standing issues. A significant number of people were left without running water in 2021 due to pipes freezing.
Smaller versions of the same issues cropped up again in the beginning of this year.
Because tests revealed a cloudy quality to the water that could cause health issues, the city has been under a boil-water notice since late July.
The most recent water system issues in Jackson sparked alarm among legislative leaders.
Republican Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann stated in a statement on Monday that “we have grave concerns for citizens’ health and safety” and suggested that the state get involved in attempting to find a solution.
Hospitals, companies, and schools have reportedly contacted the Republican House Speaker, Philip Gunn, “pleading that something be done to address the water crisis in Jackson.”
Last week, as the Pearl River began to rise, some Jacksonians started packing up their furniture and appliances, while others loaded up on sandbags.
Floodwaters that were filthy and snake-infested filled Jackson homes in the hardest-hit neighbourhoods two years ago when torrential rains raised the river to 36.7 feet (11.2 metres).