'Truly devastating': Michigan officials assess flood damage
President Donald Trump, who was in Michigan to visit a Ford production plant, signed an emergency declaration authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to co-ordinate disaster relief efforts.
Dan Roberts, who was a Midland High student more than a half-century ago, spent a few nights at the shelter and said "anyone else who had a place to go went to elsewhere." He planned to go stay with his sister in the Flint area. "The damage is truly devastating to see how high the water levels are, to see roofs barely visible in parts of Midland, and to see a lake that has been drained in another part," said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who toured Midland County on Wednesday.
"This community just absolutely responded. Overwhelming response," Wasserman said. "And my hat's off to Midland." Mark Musselman's home is a total loss. He planned to fly to Florida later Thursday, then drive his motor home back, set it up in the driveway and oversee the tearing down of his house. Officials have said the Sanford Dam, built in 1925, was overflowing but the extent of structural damage isn't yet known. It most recently received a fair condition rating.Whitmer said Wednesday that the state would investigate the operators of the dams and "pursue every line of legal recourse we have."
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