DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — After more than 48 hours, crews in DeKalb County are still working to fix a broken water main that has left thousands without water.
Channel 2′s Michael Seiden and Michael Doudna were in DeKalb County where neighbors are expressing their frustrations and concerns about the coming days.
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Officials told Doudna on Wednesday that they hoped to have repairs fixed by 2 p.m. As of 9 p.m., crews were still in the area working on the broken water main.
“It’s a little bit of a waiting game, kind of boring, a little bit time-consuming, just watching time go by waiting for it, kind of wanting to shower,” resident Adam Huckabee said.
DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said teams from Alabama and North Carolina are coming to the area to assist crews.
The county also offered free water at gas stations and schools.
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Seiden was outside Fernbank Elementary School where students and staff were given water, even nine miles away from where the break happened.
Business owners say their businesses have been severely impacted over the last several days.
Taylor Curtis manages a car wash and says they have had to shut down.
“First off, we can’t wash cars. There’s no water to wash the cars with, so we’re just kind of hanging out,” he said. “A lot of people tried to come by after the snow just to get all the snow and ice off and we are just unable to do that.”
There is currently no time frame for when repairs will be completed and life will get back to normal.
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