FLINT, MI -- Members of the UAW from around the state will be donating truckloads of water to Flint residents affected by the city's water emergency.

UAW locals from around the state have contacted the Flint Assembly UAW Local 598 to ask how they could help residents. On Sunday, Jan 10 UAW locals south of Flint will bring a caravan of trucks to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, according to a news release.

The trucks will be bringing bottles of water for distribution to Flint residents.

The city of Flint has been reeling since elevated lead levels were discovered in children.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has identified 43 Flint residents with elevated blood lead levels, including 23 children younger than age 6.