Flint water crisis by Asher Jiron

Flint residents holding up bottles of discolored water during a congressional hearing.

82827_3 — 2025-08-21 16:14:32 UTC

Date Taken: February 3, 2016, in a Washington, D.C. committee meeting. Flint, Michigan, switched its water source in April 2014 to the Flint River, but did not treat the water correctly.

where this all happened and how

82827_3 — 2025-08-22 15:42:06 UTC

On April 25, 2014, the city of Flint, Michigan, changed its municipal water supply source from the Detroit-supplied Lake Huron water to the Flint River. The switch caused water distribution pipes to corrode and leach lead and other contaminants into municipal drinking water.

the people that died from the water crisis

82827_3 — 2025-08-22 16:06:45 UTC

Jassmine McBride was a victim of the Flint water crisis and died on February 4, 2019, because of the bad water. And 115 pneumonia-related deaths occurred because of the bad water conditions.

The aftermath of the flint water crisis

82827_3 — 2025-08-22 16:10:15 UTC

The aftermath of the Flint water crisis was 12 known deaths because of the water conditions. It cost the city lots of money because they had to fix all the pipelines due to the bad water conditions.

how long the flint water crisis

82827_3 — 2025-08-25 15:15:37 UTC

The initial lead contamination period of the Flint water crisis lasted from April 2014 to October 2015, but the crisis's overall impact, including efforts to restore the water system and deal with lingering health issues, continued for years and is still a significant concern for residents today.