Beyonce joins Diddy, Mark Wahlberg, Big Sean, and others in helping Flint
Beyonce is the latest star to help with a devastating water crisis in Flint, Michigan after high lead levels were found in the city's water. Beyonce's #BeyGood fund will support United Way programs which are giving thousands of filters and truckloads of water to the residents of Flint.Cher also donated 180,000 bottles of water. Mark and Diddy donated ! million water bottles. Many other celebrities are also contributing to this devastation as well. This catastrophe began in March of 2014. It began because Michigan officials in charge of the city's budget, which was suffering through a financial emergency . The water source from from Lake Huron was switched to the Flint River in order to find a cheaper way to get water. The river had a reputation for nastiness , and after April 2014 switch, residents started to complain about the smell and taste of the water.However, after they realized lead was found in the water, the city switched the water back to Lake Huron but the damage had already been done.
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This is a very sad event. It makes you scared about the choices that cities make with the water we drink. This relates to Ancient Rome when human waste was carried to sewers which were carried to the Tiber River. By 312BC the rivers were so polluted that the Romans had to build aqueducts to make clean drinking water.
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http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/08/entertainment/stars-help-flint/
It sickens me how long the local government knew the water was contaminated and tried to cover it up, but it's good to hear how many people are helping out there.
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