Protesters chanted and disrupted a Michigan state legislative session on Wednesday, April 11, one day after the final four Flint water distribution sites closed.Video from the scene shows people being removed from the gallery, and witnesses said protesters were arrested.Gov. Rick Snyder announced Friday the water distribution sites would close because the lead levels in city water continue to improve. Flint residents, however, lined up for miles to obtain the final free bottles of water, and a protest organizer told local media people fear the water is still not safe.Four years ago city officials elected to switch the city’s water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River, which caused lead to leach into the city’s water, sickening many residents. Officials have been working to replace the city’s water pipes over the last two years, when Snyder first recognized the problem. A state aid package provided for the free water bottle distribution. Credit: Abdul El-Sayed via Storyful
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