Cher Donating Water To Flint Residents

Cher is donating water to the residents of Flint, Michigan, as the city struggles with a drinking water crisis linked to lead contamination.

More than 180,000 bottles will be shipped to the city starting Monday, according to a statement Cher released to The Associated Press on Saturday.

“This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country,” the Oscar winner said.

The city’s 100,000
residents haven’t had safe water to drink since 2014, when officials
began drawing water from the Flint River as a cost-saving measure.
However, the city did not treat corrosive water properly, which led to
metal leaching from old pipes.

The crisis prompted President Barack Obama to sign an emergency declaration clearing the way for federal aid.

Cher
said she reached out to friend Brad Horwitz, who is an investor in the
water company Icelandic Glacial. He contacted company leaders who agreed
to double Cher’s donation. The 181,440 bottles are expected to reach
the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan starting Wednesday.

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