With no running water, Asheville finds other ways to flush thousands of toilets

October 13, 2024

By Joel Rose, Rolando Arrieta, NPR

October 13, 2024

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — At a public housing complex, volunteers knock on apartment doors offering assistance with an activity most of us take for granted.

They carry 5-gallon buckets of water to flush the toilets of grateful residents like John Brown.

ā€œI appreciate the fantastic work you guys are doing,ā€ said Brown, who is visually impaired and uses a wheelchair.

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