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8. I remember the '86 flood, spent hours trying to drive 40 miles to check out the family cabin, all

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2020, 01:32 PM

May 2020

the roads, bridges were washed out & we were 70 miles west of Midland. There was a T-storm train that dumped an ungodly amount of water on us in a very short time.

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Mid-Michigan flooding after Edenville, Sanford dam failures: Everything we know [View all] brooklynite May 2020 OP

This was no "accident" GitRDun May 2020 #1

Priorities?? Who sets priorities? National government, Who's in charge? Republicans & Trump. Stuart G May 2020 #2

The low tax, no regulations with teeth people that were eleted, that's who. marble falls May 2020 #10

Yeah, actually, it probably was. Igel May 2020 #3

It was to be sold to a consortium of municipalities . . . hatrack May 2020 #5

It's obvious who "we" is GitRDun May 2020 #12

10,000 evacuated..Midland Michigan, (population 41,000) flooded under 9 feet of water Stuart G May 2020 #4

Where can they put 41,000 people? Surely they won't crowd them into a sports arena. tclambert May 2020 #14

And of course, Dow Chemical is in the mix. eggplant May 2020 #6

Dow Chemical - flood waters commingling with on-site containment ponds Yonnie3 May 2020 #7

I remember the '86 flood, spent hours trying to drive 40 miles to check out the family cabin, all yaesu May 2020 #8

This article is 6 hours old. Both the Edenville and Sanford dams have been breached gristy May 2020 #9

At the link above, there is a picture of flood, and a map..please hit link if you have time.. Stuart G May 2020 #11

Sanford Dam westen May 2020 #13

Mich. governor says state will seek 'legal recourse' over failed dam Eugene May 2020 #15