It will need root and branch surgery! Three-bed Jackson home that’s been crushed by giant tree hits market for $25,000
- The three-bedroom-and-one-bath was listed for sale a month and two days ago
- The 1,034-square feet property has been checked out 3,737 times on Zillow
- It is one of many damaged homes in the Jackson area after floods in August
- Mississippi officials declared a health emergency last week after historic flooding also damaged treatment systems
- Nearly 180,000 people in the Jackson are left without safe drinking water
A Mississippi home with a giant fallen tree on its roof with branches bursting through its walls has gone on the market for $25,000 after major flooding in Jackson.
The three-bedroom-and-one-bath on 2046 Willow Way in the southern state’s capital was listed for sale just a little more than a month ago on August 2 by the Neighbor House real estate group, according to Williams Real Estate Auction.
Reasons why the tree fell as well as the date are not yet known. The property is also listed 1,034-square feet large and has been checked out 3,737 times on Zillow.
DailyMail.com has contacted the listing’s agency for comment.
A picture of the home appears to show the house massively tilted, as parts of its roof appearing to be non-existent, while a portion of its wall seem to be crushed by the tree’s branches.
A three-bedroom-one bath home in Jackson, Mississippi has been listed for sale on Zillow for nearly $25,000 after a giant tree fell on it
Street view of the 1,034-square feet property before one of the trees fall on top of the house
The home’s demise comes a roughly month before excessive rainfall was reported in the Jackson area, causing many homes to be flooded.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency last week after one of Jackson’s water-treatment plants wasn’t properly functioning, as rainstorms caused low water pressure through much of the capital city.
The low pressure raised concerns about firefighting and about people’s ability to take showers or flush toilets.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has been distributing both drinking water and non-potable water in the city of 150,000 residents for nearly a week, and the National Guard has also been assisting with the local shortage. The governor said he understands people in Jackson don’t want to have water system problems.
‘I get it. I live in the city. It’s not news that I want to hear,’ Reeves said. ‘But we are going to be there for you.’
In Mississippi the Pearl River reached its third-highest crest on record at 35.4 feet
Mississippi is receiving $75 million to address water problems as part of a bipartisan infrastructure bill – above flooding in Canton
Flood waters rise in a Madison County, Mississippi, mobile home community, near the Ross Barnett Reservoir Spillway, on Sunday, August 28
Gov. Tate Reeves said the city has struggled with its water infrastructure for years and blamed the failing infrastructure on poor upkeep. Pictured: Mississippi water plant
A swollen Pearl River flooded streets and at least one home in Jackson on Monday, days after storms dumped heavy rain, but water levels were starting to recede.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said the water did not rise as high as expected. Earlier projections showed about 100 to 150 buildings in the Jackson area faced the possibility of flooding.
‘We thank the Lord most of all for sparing so many of our residents,’ Lumumba said Monday, hours before the governor spoke about the water system.
The National Weather Service said the Pearl River had crested at about 35.4 feet (10.8 meters). That is short of the major flood stage level of 36 feet (10.97 meters).
Jackson has two water-treatment plants, and the larger one is near a reservoir that provides most of the city’s water supply. The reservoir also has a role in flood control.
Lumumba — a Democrat who was not invited to the Republican governor’s news conference — said flooding has created additional problems at the treatment plant, and low water pressure could last a few days.
‘What I liken it to is if you were drinking out of a Styrofoam cup, someone puts a hole in the bottom of it, you’re steady trying to fill it while it’s steady running out at the bottom,’ Lumumba said.
A building is submerged amid flooding in Canton, just 27 minutes north of Jackson on August 24
Highway 489 washed away due to flood water in Newton County near Marrow Road, Mississippi. Mississippi officials declared a health emergency Tuesday after historic flooding damaged treatment systems and left 180,000 people in the state capital Jackson without safe drinking water
A sedan rests in flood waters in this northeast Jackson neighborhood on Monday, August 29. Flooding affected a number neighborhoods that are near the Pearl River
Jackson has longstanding problems with its water system. A cold snap in 2021 left a significant number of people without running water after pipes froze.
Similar problems happened again early this year, on a smaller scale. The city has been under a boil-water notice since late July because tests found a cloudy quality to the water that could lead to health problems.
Legislative leaders reacted with alarm to Jackson’s latest water system problems.
‘We have grave concerns for citizens’ health and safety,’ Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said in a statement Monday, suggesting the state take a role in trying to solve the issue.
The Republican House speaker, Philip Gunn, said he has been contacted by hospitals, businesses and schools ‘pleading that something be done to address the water crisis in Jackson.’
The state of Mississippi will now receive $75 million to address water problems as part of a bipartisan infrastructure bill, the Biden administration announced last week.
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