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Officials in Flint, Michigan declared a state of emergency Monday night after a large number of residents began suffering from severe lead poisoning.
Protesters sing Uruguay's national anthem during an anti-government march in Montevideo over the high levels of salt in the drinking water. The country, crossed by numerous rivers, has had to resort to brackish water sources because of a drought that has lasted for more than three years. IMAGES
Images of the River Ouse in Bedford as Storm Bella brings rain and high winds to the UK. IMAGES
A review of Environmental Protection Agency records has found that lead levels in some New York water systems are over the legal limit.
Giving testimony about his oversight of the Flint water crisis, Michigan governor Rick Snyder tells the House Oversight Committee that "not a day or night goes by that this tragedy doesn't weigh on my mind." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
U.S. lawmakers criticize environmental officials for not acting sooner when they found out drinking water in Flint, Michigan was polluted with dangerously high levels of lead. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).