Richmond, Virginia residents were told Wednesday to "continue to boil water" until city officials could get operations back online after a power outage.

If you have running water in Richmond, city leaders urge you to conserve it as the city's system gets back up to full pressure.

Having not showered for days himself, Richmond mayor Danny Avula met with members of the media Wednesday morning with a blend of technical infrastructure updates and a warning that water may not be safe to consume without boiling it before Friday.

The winter storm on Monday knocked out power at the city’s water plant, leaving thousands under a boil water advisory for days.

Henrico County issued a boil water advisory Wednesday afternoon, on the third day of a regional water emergency triggered by a power outage at Richmond’s water treatment plant on Monday, Jan. 6 caused by a winter storm.

All of Henrico County is now under a water boil advisory amid an ongoing water crisis in and around Richmond, Virginia.