People line up for water after waiting for hours, only to have the water truck run empty in about 20 minutes in Charleston. Photo: AFP
People line up for water after waiting for hours, only to have the water truck run empty in about 20 minutes in Charleston. Photo: AFP

300,000 without water in Charleston, West Virginia, after chemical spill

300,000 in and around West Virginia capital forced to rely on tankers, having been told tapwater unusable even to take showers or do laundry

People line up for water after waiting for hours, only to have the water truck run empty in about 20 minutes in Charleston. Photo: AFP
People line up for water after waiting for hours, only to have the water truck run empty in about 20 minutes in Charleston. Photo: AFP
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