Flint water crisis: Michigan 'agrees to pay $600m'

The US state of Michigan has agreed to pay a settlement of $600m to victims of the Flint water crisis, US media say.

Most of the money will go to children in the city who were exposed to drinking water poisoned with lead, reports add.

At least 12 people died after Flint switched its water supply to the Flint River in 2014 to save money.

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease followed, and nearly 100,000 residents were left without safe tap water.

The settlement is expected to be formally announced later this week, the New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal say, citing sources familiar with the case.

There has been no official comment from the Michigan state government yet.