Disastrous dam bursts and evacuation compounded by the coronavirus pandemic
Flood waters from the Tittabawassee River surround a Dow Inc. facility, after dams failed, in Midland, Michigan, US, on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. BLOOMBERG/SEAN PROCTORMore than 10,000 residents have evacuated their homes in Michigan in the US after two dams failed following heavy rain and triggered what officials warned will be historic flooding.
The weather service warned of life-threatening flash flooding and joined the governor in urging people in the area to seek higher ground immediately. The city said on its website that 11,000 people were evacuating and that no deaths had been reported. “Residents are strongly urged to continue evacuating,” the city said.
The flooding disaster and the evacuation are being compounded by the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced people to observe social distancing.
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