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Thousands Evacuate After 2 Dams Burst in Michigan
Source: Daniel Victor and Christine Hauser, nytimes.com, May 20, 2020
Built in 1924, the Edenville Dam was rated in unsatisfactory condition in 2018, while the Sanford Dam, built in 1925, was given a fair condition rating.
Severe flooding struck central Michigan on Wednesday after two dams were breached by rain-swollen waters, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents and prompting officials to warn of life-threatening danger.
The failures on Tuesday of the Edenville Dam and the Sanford Dam, about 140 miles northwest of Detroit, led the National Weather Service to issue a flash-flood warning for areas near the Tittabawassee River, with downstream effects expected from Midland to Saginaw.
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