In Detroit, people know what it’s like to live without running water

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By Zenobia JeffriesMay 14, 2017, 6:00 am161 ptsTrending
Each day, Catherine Caldwell hauls three gallons of bottled water to her bathroom and two to her kitchen. She and her family use the water for flushing the toilet, washing hands, and — after heating it on the stove — cleaning dishes and cooking. For bathing, they head to her mother-in-law’s house a few…

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