The main drinking water source in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, was recently contaminated.

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency announced on the 21st that President Trump has approved the agency to provide equipment and resources to Washington, D.C. to assist with pollution control. On January 19th, a sewage pipe built in the 1960s in Maryland ruptured, releasing over 900 million liters of sewage into the Potomac River. The river flows through western Washington and is a major drinking water source for the capital region. On February 18th, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a state of emergency and requested federal resources from Trump to help the city respond to the sewage leak. (CCTV News)