Rick Snyder Calls In National Guard For Flint Water Crisis
- 8 years ago
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) has called in the National Guard to help hand out bottled water in Flint, where dangerous lead levels have made municipal water unsafe to drink.
National Guard troops could arrive in Flint as soon as Wednesday morning, Snyder spokesman Dave Murray said in an email.
"The support of the National Guard will enable American Red Cross volunteers, who have been staffing the water resource sites since Jan. 9, to join the efforts of the water resource teams going door to door in Flint neighborhoods to distribute bottled water, water filters, replacement cartridges and testing kits," Murray said.
The water resource sites are places in Flint where residents have been able to pick up bottled water and filters.
The governor's office said Sunday that state troopers would help distribute water door to door.
National Guard troops could arrive in Flint as soon as Wednesday morning, Snyder spokesman Dave Murray said in an email.
"The support of the National Guard will enable American Red Cross volunteers, who have been staffing the water resource sites since Jan. 9, to join the efforts of the water resource teams going door to door in Flint neighborhoods to distribute bottled water, water filters, replacement cartridges and testing kits," Murray said.
The water resource sites are places in Flint where residents have been able to pick up bottled water and filters.
The governor's office said Sunday that state troopers would help distribute water door to door.