CRISIS IN FLINT MICHIGAN

The city of Flint Michigan is in a state of Emergency. Imagine not having clean water to cook, bathe, and most importantly Drink.  Families are experiencing this lack of what is otherwise a basic luxury in most other American cities. the Water is literally brown, rotten, and contaminated to the point that it is dangerous to even let it contact your skin. 

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Late Last week, President Obama declared the situation as A state of Emergency. The way its looking right now it may be this way for years. Flint, Michigan which is a very expressive city,  ripe with independent fashion, Art, Sneaker and Music culture. The water in Flint used to come from Detroit's fresh water system of Lake Huron. The City's local government attempted to cut costs by changing the City's local water supply  to be  taken from the toxic and waste polluted Flint River. A majority of the waste is contributed by General motors.  Rick Snyder , the current Governor of Michigan, decided to enact the plan after heavy resistance and obvious risks.  Initially, the effects were not noticeable, but over time many people fell ill and experienced skin rashes and other health problems. Eventually the water turned a dark brownish orange color and became completely poisonous due to extreme lead contamination.  

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Health risks from lead poisoning range from miscarriage, memory loss kidney damage, and more. Corrosion of the Pipes throughout the city have caused problems even after the water supply was switched back to Lake Huron.  As a result, The residents of Flint have to resort to using bottled water and jugs to conduct everyday life tasks. This  can become extremely expensive defending on the situation.  Donations have been coming in but it is simply not enough and the problem will ultimately cost millions even billions of dollars to fix.  Considering All Pipes in the City will have to be Replaced. 

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Now is the time for America to do what it does so well for other countries and lend a helping hand. So often we crate hashtags and Social media platforms to donate to other causes , this time the Crisis is at home. If you would like to donate to an Official Charity for the Crisis in Flint Michigan Please check out www.flintkids.org