受北極寒流南下影響，美國(guó)大部分地區(qū)本周遭遇近20年來最嚴(yán)寒天氣。據(jù)美國(guó)媒體1月9日?qǐng)?bào)道，由于供水管道被凍住，俄亥俄州數(shù)萬居民遭遇“水荒”。為此，政府建議居民不要洗衣洗澡，就連沖廁所的次數(shù)也要盡量減少。

當(dāng)天，埃文湖市政府網(wǎng)站上出現(xiàn)了一則溫馨提醒，呼吁市民暫停一切耗水量大的事情。市長(zhǎng)布萊恩·延森更給出具體建議，要求市民不要洗衣服、不要洗澡，“我們甚至要求人們?cè)谇闆r好轉(zhuǎn)前盡量減少?zèng)_廁所的次數(shù)”。

Officials at Avon Lake Municipal Utilities west of Cleveland said Wednesday that the valves at the plant are caked in ice. Although they are still able to draw water, the rate is below typical demands — which means several surrounding cities could be hit by a veritable drought.

In a message on the city of Avon's official website, officials called on residents to hold off on doing anything that uses a lot of water.

Avon Mayor Bryan Jensen sent out an emergency messages to locals asking them to hold off on laundry, baths and showers, according to Cleveland.com.

"We even ask people to refrain from flushing toilets as often as they used to until this can be resolved," Jensen said.

The plant website said it provides water to over 200,000 people living in a 680-square-mile area made up of seven counties — including Lorain, Cuyahoga, Medina, Erie, Huron, Ashland and Wayne.

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