Although power is now restored, Pande heard that the wait for water may last for a few days. We have to assume the worst-case scenario," Pande told CNN's Don Lemon in an interview Friday. Race to restore utilitiesDr. Schuwan Dorsey told CNN she lost power and water early Monday and resorted to sleeping with her two dogs in her car, intermittently turning the engine on to generate heat. With burst pipes and power outages, Austin Mayor Steve Adler told CNN that his city needs water more than any other resource. When the power grid failed, it impacted the main water treatment plant and the city's reservoir was lost, Adler told CNN's Poppy Harlow.

Source: CNN February 20, 2021 14:15 UTC