What is Flint water crisis?
The '''Flint water crisis''' is a drinking [[water]] contamination crisis in [[Flint, Michigan]] which began in April 2014. When the city changed its water source from treated Detroit Water and Sewerage Department water to the [[Flint River]], it created a serious [[public health]] danger. In Flint, between 6,000 and 12,000 [[children]] have been exposed to drinking water with high levels of [[lead]]. They may experience serious health problems.<ref>{{cite web|title=United Way estimates cost of helping children $100M|publisher=WNEM-TV|url=http://www.wnem.com/story/30995770/united-way-estimates-cost-of-helping-children-100m|access-date=Mar 6, 2016}}</ref> The water change is also a possible cause of an outbreak of [[Legionnaires' disease]] that has killed 10 people in the county.<ref>{{cite web|title=87 Cases, 10 Fatal of Legionella bacteria Found in Flint|publisher=MLive.com|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2016/01/legionaires_disease_spike_disc.html|access-date=Mar 6, 2016}}</ref> On January 5, 2016, [[Michigan]] [[Governor]] [[Rick Snyder]] declared a [[state of emergency]] for Flint. [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] declared a federal state of emergency. He authorized additional help from the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] and the [[Department of Homeland Security]] almost two weeks later.<ref>{{cite web|title=President Obama Signs Michigan Emergency Declaration|publisher=Official White House press release|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/01/16/president-obama-signs-michigan-emergency-declaration|access-date=Mar 6, 2016|archive-date=January 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165314/https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/01/16/president-obama-signs-michigan-emergency-declaration|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== <references/> <!--[[Category:20th century in Michigan]]--> [[Category:2014 disasters in the United States]] [[Category:Flint, Michigan]] [[Category:2010s in Michigan]] {{us-stub}}