WABE's Week In Review: Looking at Atlanta's water emergency from infrastructure to fallout

Alex Helmick | WABE

June 8th, 2024

Residents look on as water sprays from at water main break at the intersection of Peachtree and 11th Street in Midtown Atlanta on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

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