Direct Relief: Dams Fail in Central Michigan, Causing Thousands to Flee
May 23, 2020
May 23, 2020
SANTA BARBARA, California, May 23 -- Direct Relief issued the following news:
Thousands were forced to evacuate their homes in central Michigan after two dams failed, causing severe flooding.
The Edenville Dam and Sanford Dam failed after days of heavy rainfall across the state, causing what the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, described as a 500-year flood. Residents in the neighboring towns of Edenville, Sanford, and Midland were forced to flee.
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Thousands were forced to evacuate their homes in central Michigan after two dams failed, causing severe flooding.
The Edenville Dam and Sanford Dam failed after days of heavy rainfall across the state, causing what the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, described as a 500-year flood. Residents in the neighboring towns of Edenville, Sanford, and Midland were forced to flee.
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