Cher donates bottled water to Flint

The state is expected to cover the other 25 percent of the cost.

The emergency declaration will unlock $5m (£3.5m) in federal funding. Jackson will hold a rally at a Flint church on Sunday afternoon.

“Mistrust in government is at a heightened level”, Snyder, a Republican, said in a request dated Thursday and released to The Associated Press.

Moore referenced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in calling on state lawmakers to consider removing Snyder from office.

In tweeting about the crisis, Cher indicated she spoke with Flint Mayor Karen Weaver, whom she called “a dedicated public servant who seems to care so much”. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder.

Icelandic Glacial is the super-premium natural spring water, bottled at the source from Iceland’s legendary Ölfus Spring, which was formed more than 5,000 years ago and is shielded from pollution by an impenetrable barrier of lava rock.

“I think they work”, Ellard said.

“Critics say the state’s response – in particular, the governor’s handling of the crisis – has been inadequate at best, criminal at worst”, Michigan Radio’s Steve Carmody reported for NPR earlier this week. At the very least, justice must be served – and other elected officials must be put on notice, by the actions you will take against the Governor, that people’s lives are more important than balancing a budget. “Singer and actress Cher has posted Tweets that support jail time for Snyder, but also include the hashtag “#FIRING SQUADWORKSFORME”.

The tap water in Flint, population 99,000, became contaminated after the city in 2014 switched its water supply to the Flint River while a pipeline to Lake Huron is under construction.

Cher will donate water to the residents of a city that is struggling with a drinking water crisis linked to lead contamination.

To keep the water flowing until then, the city began drawing from the river.

And a Flint pediatrician, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, announced that records showed blood lead levels in local toddlers doubled and even tripled in some cases since the water switch.

City official were under renewed fire on Friday for sending out shut-off notices to residents who are behind on paying their water bills. Children are most at risk from the health issues resulting from lead consumption, and more than 8,600 under the age of 6 live in Flint, according to census data. But she has yet to call on him to resign. The corrosive water lacked adequate treatment and caused lead to leach from old pipes in homes and schools. The head of the department and his spokesman resigned.