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Ryan King, Breaking News Reporter


NextImg:Ohio train derailment: Federal officials conduct health surveys of East Palestine families

Federal officials are reportedly embarking on door-to-door visits and conducting health surveys with East Palestine, Ohio residents amid heightened fears over the safety of the air and water in the town.

The officials are disbursing two-page flyers outlining the resources available to residents, including how to schedule free health checks and how to get testing for drinking water, CNN reported. The Biden administration green-lit the move amid local frustrations and concerns about the long-term health ramifications of the toxic spill.

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So far, the EPA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been distributing the flyers and are reportedly striving to hit 400 homes by Monday.

President Joe Biden has not unveiled plans to visit the community after having traveled to Eastern Europe last week to commemorate the anniversary of Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine.

“I’ve spoken with every single major figure in both Pennsylvania and in Ohio, and so the idea that we’re not engaged is just simply not there. And initially, there was not a request for me to go out even before I was heading over to Kyiv, so I’m keeping very close tabs on it. We’re doing all we can," Biden told reporters Friday.

Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg have been subject to intense criticism from Republicans over their response to the crisis. Buttigieg first visited East Palestine last week.

On Feb. 3, a Norfolk Southern freight train transporting toxic chemicals, such as vinyl chloride, derailed near East Palestine. Fearing an explosion, officials conducted a controlled burn, but a black plume that emerged afterward exacerbated fears about the dangerous chemicals being released into the nearby soil, air, and water.

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Some residents later reported rashes and other health ailments. Thousands of dead wildlife have also been discovered nearby the wreckage.

The EPA ordered a temporary stop to the removal of contaminated waste from the crash on Saturday. Last week, the National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report on the derailment and concluded the incident was preventable.