Flint water crisis: emails reveal governor Snyder informed of problems a year ago

According to newly released emails concerns over the water were dismissed by officials who blamed mayor for exploiting public panic

Michigan governor Rick Snyder was informed of water quality issues in the city of Flint's supply as early as February 2015, according to emails released to the public on Wednesday, but his administration struck a dismissive tone, saying the problems would eventually "fade in the rearview".

Related: How Michigan's Flint River is poisoning the city's residents