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They made the switch impoerp properly. it's more corrosive even in the best of sessions. but they didn't treat the water before they pumped it into the city. it basically destroyed the pipes and that created a number of disgusting consequences for the people of that city. none the least of which was a legion airs outbreak, with i is thought to have been caused by the water switch, that outbreak killed at least 12 people and, of course, famously, there was the mass lead poisoning of the entire city of flint remembers including thousands of kids who will live with the consequences of having been...

None the least of which was a legion airs outbreak, with i is thought to have been caused by the water switch, that outbreak killed at least 12 people and, of course, famously, there was the mass lead poisoning of the entire city of flint remembers including thousands of kids who will live with the consequences of having been poisoned by lead in their drink awe when they are kids. it is something you don't grow out of. it is something for which there is no magic anecdote. even before they knew about the lead poisoning t. people of flint could tell, as soon as it was switched, they besieged the...

Previously gotten their drinking water from lake huron, one of the greatest sources on the face of the earth, nearby lake huron, in what appears to have been an effort to save money, flint, the emergency manager made a decision that flint, instead, would get its water from the local flynnt riff. they made the switch impoerp properly. it's more corrosive even in the best of sessions. but they didn't treat the water before they pumped it into the city. it basically destroyed the pipes and that created a number of disgusting consequences for the people of that city. none the least of which was a ...

Lead levels in children in flint, she found that the percentage of lead in kids double, even tripled in some places after the water switch. >> wee saw that it was getting into children and when we knew the consequences of it, that's, i think when we began not to sleep. >> the corrosive river water goes to the plant to the water mains, to the service lines to the homes. in flinlt, they're made of iron, which turns some of the water brown. half of the service lines and pipes in flint homes are made of lead. >> we have to think about it that these children were drinking through lead painted straw...

When city leaders switched from detroit's water supply to save money. in february, tests showed alarming levels of lead at a home in the city. other people worried they were at risk, too. nbc news obtained an e-mail from july. the governor's former chief of staff wrote to health officials. these folks are scared and worried about health impacts and they are basically getting blown off by us. there were assurances internally that all was fine. that was what the public was being told, too. >> anyone who is concerned about lead in the drinking water in flint can relax. >> reporter: this pediatric...