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Would YOU drink this? People of Flint share horrifying pictures of the water they were told was safe as they turn on the governor
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Ja. 16, 2016
- Drinking supplies were found to contain lead that had leached from old plumbing after the city switched sources to save money
- There were 87 confirmed Legionnaires' cases, including 10 deaths, from June 2014 to November 2015, compared to only 21 cases in 2012 and 2013
- Michigan health officials said they can't conclude that the increase was related to Flint's water
- Flint pulled water from its river for 18 months until last fall but didn't use treatments that could have reduced corrosion and removed contaminants
- Local officials declared a public health emergency in October in response to elevated levels of lead in children
- Lead can cause behavior problems and learning disabilities in children as well as kidney ailments in adults