Flint's death toll could be nearly ten times higher than the official count

[turbinetree]

A new report argues more than 100 people may have died, but a trial targeting the state health department head has been postponed.

E.A. CRUNDEN JUL 26, 2018, 10:21 AM

A new investigation by PBS Frontline has found that contaminated water in Flint, Michigan may have killed almost ten times the number of people as the official count currently indicates, through a rare form of pneumonia.

The news coincides with a delay in the trial against the head of the state’s health department to determine whether he is guilty of involuntary manslaughter and other felony charges relating to the water crisis.

A decision was initially expected to come Wednesday but instead District Court Judge David Goggins delayed issuing a decision in the case against Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Nick Lyon until August 20.

According to Michigan Radio, defense attorney John Bursch said that Goggins had asked both the prosecution and the defense to further address lingering questions in the case. “One thing he asked us to focus on specifically was the gross negligence aspect of the manslaughter charges,” Bursch said.

https://thinkprogress.org/flint-death-toll-water-crisis-24214fd12a81/

[ghostsinthemachine]

1. The death toll will be in the tens of thousands....

Once the long term effects figure in. The rise in cancers. Autism. All the shit that people are going to get years down the road because they are drinking that water now. This is Americas shame.

[gibraltar72]

2. Snyder knew

Snyder lied, obfuscated, covered up, Even lied to congress. At least one candidate for governor says they would ask new AG to reopen investigation of Snyders role. It is not a Republican.