FLINT, Mich., Jan. 13 (UPI) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder activated the National Guard late Tuesday after requesting help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deal with the lead water crisis in Flint.
National Guard members are expected to arrive to Flint on Wednesday to assist local volunteers, the American Red Cross and state authorities in distributing water at five sites. More than 30 National Guard members are expected to arrive by Friday.
“As we work to ensure that all Flint residents have access to clean and safe drinking water, we are providing them with the direct assistance they need in order to stretch our resources further,” Snyder, the Republican governor in office since 2011,
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