Detroit can not afford the water over a million households were without water

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the 21st condemned the U.S. authorities Detroit water to 27,000 families can not pay without water, human rights violations of this policy statement, the impact of the most poor and vulnerable people.   (Baltimore Orioles Jersey)

According to Taiwan's Eastern Broadcasting Network on Oct. 21 reported that due to the public water owed ​​as much as $ 90 million, the Detroit Water and Sewer local authorities began to actively respond to this summer, the provisions of the arrears more than 150 U.S. dollars, or water late payment 60 users of days, it will be without water. When about 19,000 households were without water, residents began to take to the streets to protest, solidarity and bottled water to attract people throughout the United States.

Special Rapporteur Abu Quaker (Catarina de Albuquerque) and Fajardo (Leilani Farha), said Detroit's African-American residents often "forced to make tough choices, that is, take the money to pay the water or pay the rent," "Because of higher unemployment, a large number of residents living below the poverty line and more difficult burden of water." They suggested Detroit and achieve low-income residents affordable plans to continue the water supply for the residents.


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