Evacuations underway for 10,000 residents in Michigan following dam failure

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an emergency declaration after the Edenville Dam and Sanford dams failed in Midland County, forcing thousands of residents to immediately evacuate their homes. After the Edenville Dam failed late Tuesday afternoon, worries grew that the Sanford Dam would also collapse. Due to the two dams failing, water is surging downstream toward Midland City and Freeland, Michigan. Midland County emergency management told people in Midland City, Michigan, that are located west of Eastman and south of US 10, to evacuate immediately on Tuesday afternoon A slow-moving storm doused Michigan with heavy rains over the period of several days, triggering fear of imminent dam failure and flood warnings across the state. At least two rivers in mid-Michigan, the Tittabawassee River in Midland and the Rifle River near Sterling, reached their major flood stage on Tuesday afternoon, sending dams past their limits.

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