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US officials charged over contaminated water scandal that left 12 dead
Friday January 15, 2021
Nine US officials — including former Michigan governor Rick Snyder and key members of his administration — have been charged following a new investigation into the Flint water disaster that contaminated the US city with lead and left 12 people dead.
Other lawsuits, including one against the US Environmental Protection Agency, are pending. (Photo: AP/Paul Sancya)
The 12 residents of the predominately African-American community died after city officials implemented a cost-cutting plan in 2014 to switch the water supply to the contaminated Flint River.
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