2026年2月3日 / 美国东部时间晚上8:10 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
美国南部部分地区，长时间停电与饮水消毒建议同时出现，导致一些家庭无法确保饮用水安全。
密西西比州，在历史性冬季风暴给该地区带来大雪和冰冻后，超过36,000户家庭和企业已连续两周停电，电力线路受损，部分社区交通受阻。
由于气温持续走低，这场危机迫使家庭依赖瓶装水和燃气取暖器。
在格雷夫斯敦小镇，志愿消防员挨家挨户进行健康检查，为多日断电的居民送去水和基本物资。
詹姆斯和希瑟·阿尔伯森夫妇已经等了很久。这对夫妇和女儿以及4岁的孙女挤在屋内的燃气取暖器旁，试图保暖。
持续的寒潮减缓了受损电力线路和电线杆的维修工作。官员估计，部分地区可能还需10天才能恢复供电。
当被问及是否能撑过这段时间时，希瑟·阿尔伯森说：”我们别无选择。”
自上周末风暴以来，联邦紧急事务管理局已向密西西比州运送了90台发电机。美国陆军工程兵团聘请的分包商正在关键机构和企业（如长期护理机构、医院、水区和消防部门）安装这些发电机。
这场风暴的影响已超出该州范围。田纳西州纳什维尔经历了有记录以来最严重的停电，高峰期超过23万户家庭受影响。数千人仍处于黑暗中，促使市领导成立委员会调查纳什维尔电力服务公司。
“他们本应做好准备，”纳什维尔市议会成员艾米丽·贝内迪克特说，”这对他们来说并不陌生。公众指望他们为这类事件做好准备。”
在密西西比州北部，工作人员正夜以继日地为7,000名用户恢复供电。倒下的树木和无法通行的道路减缓了当地的修复进度。
“我们的工作人员必须开辟道路才能进入一些社区和县级道路进行电力抢修，”东北密西西比电力协会发言人莎拉·布鲁克·毕晓普说。
Mississippi families face prolonged power outages with no way to follow boil-water advisories
February 3, 2026 / 8:10 PM EST / CBS News
Across parts of the South, prolonged power outages are colliding with boil-water advisories, leaving some families without a way to make their water safe to drink.
In Mississippi, more than 36,000 homes and businesses have now gone a second week without electricity after a historic winter storm brought heavy snow and ice to the region, damaging power lines and blocking access to some communities.
The crisis has forced families to rely on bottled water and gas heaters as freezing temperatures persist.
In the small town of Gravestown, volunteer firefighters have been going door to door for wellness checks, delivering water and basic supplies to residents who have been without power for days.
It’s been a long wait for James and Heather Albertson. The couple huddles around a gas heater inside their home with their daughter and 4-year-old granddaughter to try and stay warm.
A sustained cold snap has slowed repairs to damaged power lines and utility poles. Officials estimate it could take another 10 days to restore power in some areas.
When asked whether they could hold out that long, Heather Albertson said, “We don’t have a choice.”
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent 90 generators to Mississippi since last weekend’s storm. Subcontractors hired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are installing them at critical agencies and businesses, like long-term care facilities, hospitals, water districts and fire departments.
The storm’s impact has stretched beyond the state. Nashville, Tennessee, experienced its largest power outage on record, with more 230,000 customers affected at its peak. Thousands remain in the dark, prompting city leaders to form a commission to investigate Nashville Electric Service.
“They should be prepared for this,” said Nashville City Council member Emily Benedict. “This is not new to them. The public relies on them to be prepared for events like this.”
In northern Mississippi, crews are working around the clock to restore electricity to 7,000 customers. Progress there has been slowed by downed trees and impassable roads.
“Our crews are having to cut their way into some neighborhoods and some county roads to even be able to work on the power,” said Sarah Brooke Bishop, a spokesperson for the Northeast Mississippi Electric Power Association.
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