"A whole town destroyed" Michigan flooding and dam failures leaves path of destruction

A look at the a week many mid-Michigan residents will not soon forget after heavy rain and dam failures resulted in massive flooding across the region. More photos and stories about the flood here: topics.mlive.com/tag/midland-...
How did the dam fail? What happens next? When the Edenville Dam failed on May 19th, 2020, it started a chain of events that would devastate thousands of lives, homes, and property. So much so that President Donald Trump has approved an emergency declaration throughout mid-Michigan hit with catastrophic flooding.

[@catllionare]

I just don't see how this was mother nature, it seems to me it was human error

[@sesquashtwo]

You're very right....Nature is not to blame for this...rain happens...no control as to the amount per episode, and to create the man-made lakes...Wixom and Sanford...they blockaded the natural river bed...to FLOOD the natural flood plane of the river. You roll the dice...and play the hand. Nature...(the House) won....

[@EVAUnit4A]

Yes, it was human error in not maintaining these man-made structures. I don't live near these broken dams, but if there were structural concerns, it means that IF something UNUSUAL happened- like, say, an excess of rainfall- then it should have been addressed instead of "saving money" by hoping for the best. Unfortunately, the local government will NOT be held responsible, and it will all be chalked up to "an act of God" and/or "what Mother Nature giveth she can also taketh"- nothing will be learned, and it'll be forgotten within a few weeks and those who refused to act beforehand will get away scot-free, singing, "Whew- glad it didn't happen on _my_ watch! Oh, by the way, be sure to vote for me again in November, because I saved us money and kept us safe."

[@Igotstaknowit]

It was decades of blocking bills in the statehouse that would have required these corporations to repair their private owned damns. Republicans now want socialism to repair the damage.

[@lingth]

yup, Dams are not made by Mother Nature, they are made by humans, so Dam failure is human failure. lack of maintenance and or inspection on their structure integrity or water level safety it can withstand

[@shadeson6910]

@@lingth and platypus

[@k.chriscaldwell4141]

At this stage in history, who just laughs when a company states, _"there is no threat to the environment or residents?!"_ And I'll buy that bridge you're selling as well?!

[@AaBb-zj2ld]

seems in this case the dnr said that. and a federal judge.

[@marclawson2536]

Dow has a nuclear reactor runnung on that property but that's probably not going to be a problem.

[@IVIonster56]

@@marclawson2536 No they don't

[@aprilsunshine3310]

🦗🦗🦗

[@marclawson2536]

@@IVIonster56 They said they did but maybe you are correct.

[@thatshim4724]

That’s why we should’ve invested in infrastructure years ago. All these bridges dams and highways are well over due for a make over !

[@michaelkensington2494]

While China is spending money on infrastructure and lifting people out of poverty our country is doomed with a president like Trump. Absolutely pathetic and a loser.

[@PhantomWorksStudios]

I agree. I remember watching something on the history channel years ago I think back in 2014 and they said that the usa has a F rated on all bridges due to structural integrity.

[@dustm23]

You can have infrastructure or you can have tax cuts, since the Reagan administration infrastructure has always been cut in order to pay for some of the tax cuts they pass.

[@joemacdonald5402]

Trump wanted infrastructure from the get go but has been stonewalled by the demoncrats, it's on the record, we're doomed

[@ModelLights]

When the infrastructure limitations are known, the water level could have and was trying to be lowered by the ownership, and you have politicians suing to keep the lake level high for boat owning residents and using 'mussels' as an excuse to do so, there are politicians who should be executed. 'Infrastructure' didn't make this happen.

[@kazadori164]

the most important sentence is the last one of the video " the dam's owners says is was pressured by the state to maintain elevated water levels on Wixom lake despite structural concerns"

[@christinemott2878]

on purpose

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

The state ordered them to maintain elevated water levels for the benefit of wildlife around the lake. They put animals convenience above the safety and lives of all the people living below these dams.

[@marker113]

@@oldtimefarmboy617 sounds like vegan logic

[@surfstokedmetalmom]

@@marker113 Vegan logic is concerned with the earth and animals both, not one or the other. Decisions made by politicians and businesses before environmentalists are where the blame lies. Speaking of logic requires one to be logical, but nonsense has no requirement so enjoy the freedom.

[@Maayraa111]

@@surfstokedmetalmom Exactly, don't mixthingsup. One has nothing to do with the other.

[@robertbecker2910]

Dow Chemical: No harm to the environment. Everyone: The environment is screwed.

[@femalegeefemalegee9740]

Yeah.. that's the same thing they said after the large soot cloud surrounded ground zero on 9/11/01 🤦‍♀️

[@femalegeefemalegee9740]

@Winds_of_ Inis Without a doubt!

[@remko1]

it's obviously bs because they dont wanna deal with it

[@nelsonthekkath4830]

The cause is population growth.

[@Teas4Sissies1]

I suppose if it doesn't have anything to do with Donald Trump's re-election, disasters isn't in his elementary vocabulary. He shows no concern.

[@shelleys1551]

So tell me again why we pay taxes, and elect politicians?

[@ViceRoze]

So they can build strong impenetrable dirt hills obviously. Are you dumb?

[@mariecameau4615]

We are stupids

[@mariecameau4615]

Or they want the land for China

[@mikegaskin5542]

Taxes complete the loop. If you put money into the system, you have to take some back out, because if the money supply becomes unlimited, people can ask any price for anything, and then it all kind of breaks down.

[@kozytime3232]

Wait a sec wasn’t this a privately owned dam where the owner refused to pay repair fees?

[@goinbananers]

"It's amazing what mother nature can do"...NO, it's amazing that you live next to a controlled river held back by an earthen dam.

[@carltaylor4942]

I've seen this happen in Spain - an entire field washed away in ten minutes, crops and all. At the time I remember thinking "Why did this guy buy a field next to a river that was known to change course?" Not so bright, some folks.

[@aaronchandler2380]

It’s their own fault, perfect!

[@98zei]

@@carltaylor4942 It depends whether or not their agriculture is about fruits and harvest that grows on trees. I'd say farmers are willing to risk a years crop if it meant they'd have easy access to water and have affordable options to irrigate their fields 9/10 years. Think about all the other farmers who don't have such luxury and have to spend resources on water pumps, fuel, electricity, etc every year

[@youtubeaccount8056]

98勢 exactly!! but majority dont know or listen ... or adjust/make changes

[@RagbagMcShag]

Cut them some slack I mean you cant just expect water to.... wash away dirt. That's completely unheard of and never happened before!

[@RaqueLauren]

"Dow Chemical says there's no threat..." 🤔 seems legit

[@streseaerolt5282]

Yeah......

[@andiincali.4663]

Uh huh.

[@koanday8446]

Raquel Vier what a joke, huh!

[@mcwolfgang3866]

SmokeKing33 Don’t bring trump into this. He didn’t make the dam.

[@williamleather500]

the DNR checks water samples around Dow . . . .ask the DNR about the water..

[@ivanolsen7966]

how was this 'Mother Nature '.... "to maintain higher water levels in the lake despite structural concerns"

[@acgillespie]

Feminists and hippy's are in control

[@ic_clearly]

Someone warned the state about water levels, and warnings were ignored?... ok, so they wanted his to happen..

[@harrymuhammad9835]

The Lamb

[@acgillespie]

@@ic_clearly .This whole country has been getting destroyed all by design the past several years.. people don't pay attention to detail at all.

[@tylerkochman1007]

They wanted to lower the water in the winter to save money on de-icing the dam. Not structural concerns.

[@davelynch3064]

i'm going to Bed... wake me when it's 2021

[@UnitedNativepeopleofkemet]

Its going to get worsted!!

[@TheShootersBay]

I'll sleep till 2022!

[@georgetaylor5202]

@@trevornapier4373 .....To childish name call while you yourself have not done a damn thing to help the cause or to find a solution is egotistical and and very liberal of you...your parents must be proud

[@marcobyholmes7007]

A lot will not see 2021

[@jrgonzales8935]

2021 is never going to come for millions.

[@BonJoviStatue]

"It's the government's fault!" "No, it's the business people on Wall Street's fault." Actually, it's the dam's previous owner's fault. He didn't listen to the state and local authorities' warnings. He have to give it up in 2018. The dam was in the process of transferring ownership to a company that'll be completed in a year or two. Think about it, this dam first opened almost a hundred years ago, it was destined to break. Just be glad that no one is injured or had died since every one living near the Tittabawasee River had evacuated.

[@bigolbeardog3777]

Dana Nessel sued the owner of the Dam to keep water levels high for the mussels. Dam owner tried to tell her that inspection revealed dam needed repair before it could handle high levels. it's all about to come out. so pay attention.

[@glershnern5300]

It's the townspeople's fault for not speaking up about it. They chose to live behind that dam. They are the only one's who had something to lose

[@elisemorley9956]

@@glershnern5300 no it's not. You can't expect everyone to be a dam expert and magically know it's going to break before it does lol The whole reason we pay 50% of our paychecks every week to the government is so they can prevent things like this. Anything that, if it malfunctions, can potentially wipe out multiple towns should be regulated and monitored by the government. The fact that it isn't shows how willing our government is to take our money without actually doing anything for us with it.

[@glershnern5300]

@@elisemorley9956 it doesn't take a dam expert to hear "hey, did you hear about that dam, it could break soon". Every town has a public comity, so I'm sure plenty of townsfolk knew about it. And it's stupid to think that our tax money is being distributed appropriately by our government

[@richardcox8409]

​@@bigolbeardog3777 I think you are right, I look at all those "waterfront" residences with a boat dock at every one and with the other benefits a body of water like that provides and there is not much incentive to lower the water line.

[@wadew3623]

"Dow says there's no threat..." Gee, why does that ring hollow?

[@ATruckCampbell]

I have no idea...

[@Igotstaknowit]

"trust us"

[@sesquashtwo]

The same DOW that produced Agent Orange?!? That DOW?!?!? Sheesh... In fairness though....without DOW, Midland would have been a 3 pony town...no, wait...two ponies...

[@adamlemus7585]

It’s so strange. Every time I hear of a dam failure my first question is “was it a erathen dam?” 99.9 percent the answer is yes. Then I think maybe if you are going to hold back a massive amount of water and need to protect live and property down stream you should do more then piling up a mound of dirt and expect that to do the job🤷🏽‍♂️. Yeah concrete dams are expensive but not as expensive as an entire town being destroyed and putting lives in danger.

[@tommyh3411]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@seressor]

Mitchell Straw gets blown down. Gotta learn from the 3 pigs gotta use brick 🧱

[@boydotero4239]

The one little piggy built is house out of mud & straw! The Big,Bad Wolf said I'll "Huff" and I'll "Puff" and I'll blow your house down! I guess we all know what happened next! My prayers are with the families affected!

[@barbaraballard9738]

This was profit over people!

[@matthewronson5218]

The question is who bears the end cost, even after ignoring warnings? Usually not those directly responsible: the corporations or the government employees and the lawmakers who permit this sort of disaster to exist just waiting to happen. Even when they have the structure in question to hold a maximum of water. This is beyond negligence, it was as intentional as it was inevitable.

[@joeyboedeker7205]

Such wonderful leadership in that state.

[@theg.c.142]

Gotta love Democrats. Not........

[@musiclover4471]

@@theg.c.142 yea,we make it rain--u cking idiot.

[@Happycamper89]

@@thagaboi yes

[@tvojslauf]

“Pressured by the State to maintain water levels” Names please. I hate when they don’t name names.

[@gregmillhand9697]

Whitmer and Nestle. People with properties around the lake complained about the water being too low for their boat docks after they dropped water level by 8 feet over fears of the dam failing. Whitmer and Nestle told them to raise the water back up to where it was, ignoring warnings about doing it. They should launch an investigation into this fiasco. Hold those two accountable!

[@spreadtruthonly1573]

Here's a couple Rothschilds bill gates trump the entirety of congress the orthodox jews and the roman catholic church. They are all part of the elites who want to enslave everyone. And the only way to be free is though yeshua

[@Igotstaknowit]

Wealthy people didn't want lower lake levels. That would have lowered the value of their homes. Now, of course, their homes are worth even less.

[@kathymarshall6543]

They should have to release the names .

[@2trkpony471]

Won't help,,out come the finger pointers passing the buck.

[@davidval83]

So who in the state pressured the owner of the dam to maintain water levels? Was Whitmer in charge? Oops 🤭

[@Alisonwonderland0420]

That's just jaw dropping. My heart aches for those who are homeless and suffering on top of Covid. Prayers for MICHIGAN!

[@YallaMiami]

But Jesus loves America!!

[@Sonofspam64]

Trump will help them if they say nice things.

[@citysue5463]

@@Sonofspam64 He'll probably help them anyway - but given he's been told he is no longer welcome in Michigan, then I would tell the Michigan government to fix it on their own!!!!!

[@theg.c.142]

Thank goodness the mortality rate is. 04% Kinda like the flu.....

[@community1949]

How horrible - my thoughts and prayers are with these people.

[@ViceRoze]

Yeet bye bye people

[@ViceRoze]

hEAtOniK yes exactly

[@williamrieght4636]

I thought it was rather enjoyable. Join the club, BITCHES!!!

[@m.d.498]

Well thats as good as doing Nothing. Like i did. We are equals.

[@cintie45]

Wow my heart goes out to all the folks especially at this time May God keep you all Grace and provision to keep on going on, may God also gave you all Supernatural protection against any type of tyranny and be your Provider Blessings

[@dontmesswithmamababybears8855]

covid-19 : stay home dam: I'm moving everyone out of their homes

[@caribaez5711]

This is not funny

[@caribaez5711]

Joey troll

[@doyouwantmecrucifiedformyp6542]

@@caribaez5711 It Is Funny... What Will You Ppl Say To God When He Comes And Smacks Your Face... Are You Gonna Say That Wasnt Funny... I Pray You Dont... You Ppl Haven't Seen HELL YET...

[@thisoldboat7393]

Gas station attendant: "We are not having public drestdroom, you go" D:

[@ShlisaShell]

Hugs to all my fellow Michiganders. 🙏😥 This sucks.

[@landont.5400]

same

[@acgillespie]

What state is there next target i wonder?

[@mickcarson8504]

I thought they were called Michiganers, not Michiganders. If it is Michigan then they end with a -er or, as groups -ers, not -der or -ders. Yankee language is so strange.

[@nerd_zombie]

Yes yes it does I live near Midland so I know ppl that were affected by it

[@sabrinachase781]

Thank you Shlisa Shell

[@silverserpent420]

Take anything that DOW claims with a huge grain of salt. They've lied before.

[@shelleys1551]

They lie about everything, just like politicians.

[@MollyMcBooter]

yep. was about to say the same thing. A corporation that made Agent Orange telling us “nothing to worry about”, yeeeeah. sure!

[@DMUSA536]

Don’t worry folks, everything will be ok. Yeah right!

[@Losttouchjs]

Or maybe even a small grain of salt 😊

[@bankerlies6121]

@@MollyMcBooter MONSANTO

[@gwenreader6631]

Wow. That’s just brutal. My heart goes out to these folks. Homes and businesses along with local resources gone. Would very much like to help in some way.

[@Aron-ru5zk]

Would never buy a house down stream of a dam, watched too many documentaries on the vajont dam for that

[@RagbagMcShag]

especially not next to such a puny pile of dirt

[@larrybelitsky1444]

And the insurance companies will deny all of the claims saying it was an act of God.

[@LordWillyGee]

Unless you had very high flood insurance, who knows? How long it takes to get insurance money? To rebuild? So 95%+ didn't have flood insurance there want to be added 2000 Dollars more. So I can't afford it!

[@grahambird1570]

They have to Prove the existence of God first by : Address, Gender and Profession >>> Only then the insurance Companies can Claim this as an act of God !

[@adopteddog5048]

Most insurance companies don't cover flood because they literally can't. A major flood event in the wrong spot would send an insurance company under. The government is the main source of flood insurance.

[@CharmsDad]

This is flooding (defined as “rising waters” - which is separate from water damage caused by broken pipes) and home owners insurance doesn’t, and legally can’t, cover flooding (per Federal law). If they have flood insurance - which is separate from home owner’s insurance - that will cover their losses. Flood insurance is issued and underwritten by the US government, which sets the rates. You may be able to buy the policy through the same agent you get your other policies from but it is not actually issued by the agent’s company. This was put into place during the Carter administration and expanded under Clinton.

[@markmason8383]

Ye when really its haarp and other weather control technology, think I'm crazy, go research and you will find this is all part and parcel of depopulation with this fake plandemic so all government's can force bill Gates vaccine on us and our children, collapse economy, stop farmers harvesting their products and milk so in time we will have to rely on government for food and money and you think they care about us, go research

I guess Dam maintenance was deemed a non essential.

[@citysue5463]

Apparently it was, and your Governor should go to jail for it.

[@WootTootZoot]

@@citysue5463 Republicans have been gutting the Federal budget for Dam repairs for decades. Fact.

[@worldwidevibes4006]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@scottbc31h22]

@@WootTootZoot And, they have been relaxing regulations on damn maintenance, or just flat out not enforcing them. You know, we can't have any pesky regulations cutting into corporate profits. The previous governor in Mich was a republican; the same guy who poisoned Flint's water. Why didn't HE do something about it.

[@hydroxyl5130]

@@scottbc31h22 don't you know that they think God will save them from mother nature?? It's clearly nature's fault. *sarcasm*

[@auroraborealis4137]

So the state pressured the owner to have a elevated level of water, despite of structural concerns. Who was in charge of such incompetence?

[@infantryshooter]

AG Dana Nessel, details are in her court filings against the dam operators.

[@marcussterling4954]

That’s why I live on a big hill.....

[@misterguts]

2:31 "Dow says there's not threat to the environment." That is likely a lie, that statement is not worth believing until water quality is checked by an independent inspector.

[@acgillespie]

I'm kinda just hoping the whole plant just blows up

[@cbale2000]

The retention pods that were flooded contain brine (salt water) that Dow uses in various processes, no chemicals, so it's likely not a major issue.

[@catllionare]

True. It's unlikely they'd admit it if it is the case

[@ModelLights]

@Robert Townrow 'only government is responsible and capable ' How are you that dumb? Government was literally who made this dam fail by forcing high water levels.

[@4skully]

to everyone there my heart goes out and your in my prayers

[@ViceRoze]

Your prayers will never reach them

[@723lion]

Corruption at its finest. Where all the repair money have gone?

[@christopherholt1206]

In some blokes bank account! A lot of states rejected the previous administration efforts to improve infrastructure. Now, the insurance companies are going to bail on it's obligations leaving families and businesses hanging in the breeze.

[@HeyItsJonny]

Dude it's Michigan. We don't have money due to GM pulling out of the state.

[@elisemorley9956]

@@HeyItsJonny yeah. THATS what did it.

[@elisemorley9956]

@Robert King ... What? Lmfao

[@souvikrc4499]

@@HeyItsJonny Michigan can barely afford to maintain it's existing infrastructure, let alone replace it.

[@shamsaakbar1194]

Hope all the families recover safe. It's so scary to not have a home. My prayers go out to all of them

[@habibkooljab]

"It's amazing what the power of mother nature can do" Dude, it's a man made lake that was released because of a failed man made dam.

[@JM-yx1lm]

Mother nature is still the one that blew the thing up.

[@forrestl5597]

@@JM-yx1lm our incompetence blew it up. we built the lake then failed to hold it back

[@machintelligence]

And these were relatively small, low head dams.

[@hankwm.hatcher9603]

You frickin' rock!

[@territ1231]

I was wondering if it was man made. This happen in Iowa. They rebuilt the dam and the lake came back. How can they say it's mother nature 🤔

[@markjgaletti57]

Early 70s almost lost my dad as our home was flooded from a failed Dam. There was 20 foot gap between the house and a 60 ft chicken coop, in between the house and the coop, there was a massive whirlpool that almost dragged my dad into. After the water receded there's a 20 ft deep hole where Whirlpool was. The flood.93 Missouri River KCMO left us with a waterline 1 inch below a 10-foot ceiling we had time to move everything out

[@Glocks349]

@Miles Davidson you are disrespectful

[@LimeLivesMatter]

You are free to believe it or not, but I believe the story

[@jeannebrauher3587]

@Miles Davidson I lived in Michigan and now live in Missouri. We have dams or levees break every year due to flooding. Last year was incredibly harsh. I am very sorry about the event in Midland. The army corps of engineers have let us down year after year. We no longer have valuable farm land from the floods. Not sure what compelled you to to call someone a liar who simply relayed devastation that they endured. Good luck! Empathy for others is in short supply.

[@billyflores8132]

So y trump not doing nothing oh wait he is by attacking Obama its like that's his gf my god trump only talks Obama this Obama that no one well help only ur self

[@michellegarry1872]

Billy Flores he declared it a disaster and they’re getting money! For crying out loud, stop ragging on President Trump. Obama isn’t even fit to lick President Trump’s shoes.

[@svfutbol20]

Well if it’s anything like Flint, nothing will be done

[@coleg5578]

Yeah well it’s also not a minority community, so you won’t hear all the pandering and virtue signaling about it either.

[@svfutbol20]

@@coleg5578 Imagine somehow comparing pandering/virtue signaling to a literal human rights crisis. Nobody in this country should be without clean water, especially for as long as those fools in Michigan allowed it to happen. I live in Toledo and tons of people come here from Michigan and would tell us how bad it was.

[@Glycam]

Michigan has been going through it for the past couple of years. My heart goes out to them

[@kaylombardo9953]

They keep voting democrats in office that ignore the warnings that the dam is not safe, they would rather spend money on illegals then to protect US citizens.

[@coleg5578]

Not easy when three counties on the east side decide public policy for our ENTIRE state. Be thankful for the electoral college on the federal level kids.

[@STdoubleDs]

Is it okay for the folks to leave their homes now, master Hitmer?

[@zimfan101]

Make sure to wear your masks and keep 6 ft apart while you pick up the remains of your home!

[@Trump-jo8vk]

When you tell them to stay home they come out to protest... when the Dam breaks they all hiding somewhere no where to be found!!!

[@charlespeterson348]

Their homes left them

[@indigodragon0613]

Your Friendly Local MG42 If you’d like to potentially be the cause of the deaths of your family members, friends, and their family, then sure.

[@flatout5815]

The irony.... She demands everyone stay home cause she cares for our safety. while many will go homeless soon starving and even now homes flooded to the roofs cause of lazy hustlers in goverment. Which is all of them. 😆 nobody in gov stands up for the truth or has a pair.

[@darkcoeficient]

Two stories now I hear where Engineers needed to have more balls in Michigan: Flynt and this dam rupture. If managers put others at harm as an engineer you have to speak up to the ultimate consequences.

[@TheWaggishAmerican]

Flint wasn't an engineering problem- it was a city government problem. Everyone knew that the Flint River was fucking disgusting, everyone knew the pipes needed to be replaced, but City Council insisted on the change.

[@darkcoeficient]

@@TheWaggishAmerican engineers warned them of what will happen and nobody gave a fuck.

[@darkcoeficient]

@Karl Pfistenhammer Puerto Rico is exactly like that.

[@machintelligence]

@@TheWaggishAmerican The State of Michigan declared Flint to be bankrupt and appointed their own management team. Some of them are facing jail time for their negligence and incompetence. The City Council wasn't involved.

[@machintelligence]

@Alpha Orionis 911 Only in the opinion of Republicans. Science isn't a political thing.

[@yoyoland8461]

Being from Houston (that floods often) I always find it especially sad, when people who don’t normally experience flooding have to go through it. It’s never easy.

[@afa6361]

I left Houston for this reason.

[@donrainesoh]

Dow: hey folks we’ve been poisoning y’all for years just shut up and drink some more.

[@orourke1972]

Hahhaa...of course their containment ponds now overfilled with lake water are not a concern. Of course they aren’t.

[@michaelthomas7898]

Dow is just down stream, from what I've heard. the guy who owns the dam has been trying to get the residents of the lake to pay for the repairs. While he collects the money from the electricity.

[@donrainesoh]

Hastelloy X employing people yes, adding to the quality of life? Yeah that’s a hard pass.

[@TMB-cv2bg]

Whoever's responsible for this has to compensate everyone that was affected.

[@breeze7464]

I dont think God works like that, you muppet...

[@thulyblu5486]

@@breeze7464 man made dams breaching is not an act of God by anyone's standard... except stupid people I guess

[@breeze7464]

@@thulyblu5486 what causes a breach? Heavy rainfall and i dont see anyone with the power to control the weather, you moron.

[@betttybetty6169]

We all are responsible in one or another way, so no need of pointing our fingers on others. The question should be what have i done for all these natural disaster? What should i do to make mother earth conducive for living or how can i make the earth a better place for the next generation.

[@christianbuczko1481]

@You Tube trump thinks he's god... hes not though fyi

[@m_heavy8208]

Life lesson number 937, dont live down stream of a damn. Chek!

[@milojanis4901]

And don't buy lakefront property if the lake is man made by a dam! Wixom Lake is now Wixom trickle......

[@SXSFURY]

I saw one of those bridges go absolutely terrifying to watch and hear. And yeah I will never live downstream of a dam

[@hughkessler782]

@rusty nuts what makes you think they are all rich. Many lived there many years and others may have worked 2 or more jobs to have a house on the lake

[@SerafEnd]

Exactly

[@matthewronson5218]

@@hughkessler782 Right. Most people earn their wealth, so don't condemn them for the Trust Funders.

[@poetmaggie1]

They were not lakes, they were the backwaters of a dam.

[@ewdavis4682]

I never watch the news, this was a recommended video. My heart goes out to those affected, wish there was something I could do to help

[@maikerukazukii]

I swear I think year 2020 is suppose to be the end of us

[@monicahatch6498]

Wait for the fall. Everyone will be thinking the plague 2nd wave and not even consider the plasmaHVAC systems and 60ghzmillwaves frequencies had anything to do with it. Smh

[@jamhard1253]

Do not swear and speak what you do not know. it's wrong and it's a sin.

[@elizabethfaughn7989]

We still have a high hurricane season to go I moved straight from Montana to right in the path on an island!! I want my open space and snow back!! I'm stuck!!!

[@JeffDeWitt]

Just because we've had plagues, earthquakes, cicadas, floods and aliens why would you say that? 😎

[@magnum8264]

God help the people affected

[@aprilsunshine3310]

This is God's doing, if there is one. 💒

[@crazyxhavok24]

The same, "God" that destroyed the homes or a different one? Good people will be the ones that will be helping them.

[@scottbc31h22]

If you believe in God, think about this: He just went all Old Testament on us.

[@O1Richard]

In my recommended video feed? I’m from England, sad loss of property and businesses. Sorry for your loss.

[@monicahatch6498]

A gen da landgrab and dismantling of western civilization. Smh

[@LoveleePhotography]

Man, this is rough...first covid-19, then this...sorry to all those who lost their homes and businesses. Prayers for you all!

[@technodrone313]

When you let industry be more important than the citizens you get things like this.

[@ViceRoze]

No no no you have it all wrong industry must prevail over human life

[@theg.c.142]

@@ViceRoze no industry = no jobs. I guess that's ultimately what Democrats are shooting for. Everyone getting paid the same thing and working 12 hrs a day for the skilled slave owners (aka Democrats)

[@randyulmer5716]

And all of a sudden no protesting

[@grandmaeh2035]

Maybe those who were protesting should put down their guns and pick up a shovel!

[@helenpauls1496]

Donnie Dungan Nope. Heavy rain and no infrastructure money for years.

[@suzannebracker8219]

My heart goes out to these people and hope that no lives were lost and no people harmed.

[@jerryrigsit5400]

having survived harvey and several other hurricanes; i feel your pain. prayers for you guys, you will come back strong

[@lifegoeson1007]

Too much going on in this world right now, I hope these people are able to recover

[@coolmoe3289]

All That Dirt With Some well Groomed Grass Was Supposed to hold that amount of Water?? SMDH

[@Neilhuny]

Earth dams can and do last for many decades if looked after, that's not the issue

[@coolmoe3289]

@@Neilhuny .. Guess They Was Looking After it With A Cell Phone Camera... Cause they knew it was gonna give way on that day..

[@bubbablue7772]

At least Beavers apply trees.

[@thiagol4051]

But nothing can hold capitalismo... Brumadinho, Mariana, Brasil.

[@karenwaters1926]

@@bubbablue7772 comment of the day! Thank you. I needed that.

[@gurrillakidd78]

Damn 😔...my prayers going out to EVERYONE affected.

[@logoutnexttime4883]

Dam(n), literally

[@Eagleeyeshopper1]

My heart❤and prayers 🙏go out to everyone affected by this horrible tragedy in Michigan. God bless you all.🙏

[@HappyHarryHardon]

Images of The Dow Chemical ponds please. I’d like to see what they meant by “commingling.” No one has shown that. No one.

[@hydroxyl5130]

I don't buy for a second that there isn't something to be concerned about.

[@carlhursh505]

Did you notice how fast the water breached the wall, and cut right through in just seconds. Now imagine the Colorado River cutting through a weak spot, and carving the Grand Canyon in just weeks!

[@banba1eena]

what are you talking about. did your dad help design the dams.

[@machintelligence]

What hogwash. The Grand Canyon isn't cut through mud, it is cut through stone.

[@saucywench9122]

That's been in my mind for a while. The only thing Hoover can't handle is a quake.

[@Bevity]

machintelligence You're missing the point.

[@diogenesofseattle2344]

If you want to see what this on a huge scale looks like many many years later, look up photographs of the Grand Coulee. Much of of Eastern Washington and W Idaho were transformed suddenly when an ice dam broke up at the end of the last ice age, sending a series of floods down the Columbia River drainage and cutting a Gorge through the Cascade Mountains. This left distinctive "coullees" as well as a pattern of silt soil deposits hundreds of miles wide. If you're in the area a Pullman Washington or Colfax Washington or Moscow I suggest driving up steptor butte. From the top the Farmland in the surrounding area looks almost like rolling waves on the ocean because of the way the silt settled from the lake Missoula floods.

[@nmotionproductions29]

This is so upsetting. Coming from Louisiana I would never want anyone to go through flooding like this.

[@pf465]

Thoughts and strength from California for those innocent people that lost everything.

[@nealbeach4947]

The dam failure destroyed a town but the govenor destroyed the state.

[@JohnSmith-le6md]

When will people learn to live ON HIGH GROUND ???

[@hydrolito]

Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana there are still people there living near the coast. Same with California, Florida and Texas, and so on. Why pay a fortune for beach front property? People with money often lose it because they have more money than brains.

[@stick9648]

@@hydrolito people with MONEY call it a tax deduction.

[@JohnSmith-le6md]

Agreed. Bigger dams Or sign up for flood insurance... Hard to get now daze. Thankxx.

[@debv4748]

This is heart breaking );

[@eas8381]

So very sad 😔 My heart and prayers go out to those who have been affected by this tragic event.

[@jdc8352]

When you live on rivers or below dams its risky in general for many reasons. I'm bummed for these people affected.

[@gangelone999]

were people allowed to leave their homes when this happened?

[@PopShoppekid]

Know the Governor she will be scolding people out of their homes. Government is incompetent. But sadly the lockdown she implemented that goes on and on will devastate thousands of lives likely far exceeding the virus death toll. Prayers with those people in the dam zone.

[@timothy8428]

Yes. They were specifically ordered to evacuate. Loudspeaker announcements street to street.

[@NoNORADon911]

@@PopShoppekid Go-vt is not Incompetent ffs they did 9 / / and fooled most of you then all the other terr-or to follow....incl now

[@Jan-qq9xc]

PopShoppekid. They’re not incompetent. They don’t care about you. The less they spend on infrastructure. The more they put in their own pocket.

[@ahmenra2158]

they'll say each one had the coronavirus.. when they drowned...

[@kevindxniel1681]

wow I feel really bad for that lady ): having to close her salon cause of the virus then getting it torn down by the dam.

[@dustinreed944]

Her friigen hair was on point, though.

[@elisemorley9956]

That's what insurance is for

[@seickel]

​@@elisemorley9956 Fat chance of her claim being approved. Her insurance company will claim this was an act of God so you are S.O.L.

[@OrientalPearl]

My homestate 😫 devastated. Prayers for Michigan.

[@ashlandgunclub1000]

The governor should be in jail along with whoever is responsible for overseeing the dams in the state.

[@bighum70]

Somebody needs to put YOU in charge from now on 👍

[@quentinparker7404]

Rick Snyder could have done something on his watch! He didn't give a shit about the Flint water crisis or the dams!

[@squishsquall3159]

Have you been asleep for the past 50 years? The infrastructure in this country is crumbling in Every state. The federal government needs to pass an infrastructure bill.

[@Happycamper89]

The authorities can find her up at her cabin up north this weekend.

[@WellnessHero]

Sending love, my heart sinks for this

[@MyChilepepper]

The earth: “do not dam my rivers or damn everyone of you”

[@sesquashtwo]

Clever...and true...

[@cconroy1677]

Or my friggin oceans. Humanity has nuts the size of montana apparently. And sense the size of a gnat.

[@Pantograph_1]

Of course Dow says there’s no threat, so pathetic

[@directpressure3026]

So this is what Gov't neglect & stupidity looks like up close?

[@chuckittyduckitty]

And Michigan has gotten really good at it smh

[@landont.5400]

Charles Jones It was not the governments fault it was the person who owned it.

[@CMartMatross]

Shallow gamer not when the state sues the owner to raise the water level after the company lowered the water lever to help protect the dam from failing.

[@johnbeckman8916]

@Kidcorpus LOL. Dream on unicorn rider. 1. Who politicized this? 2. When did your flunky EVER help the American people? 😎

[@growforit8736]

@@CMartMatross yep

[@jimcox4728]

It's just a matter of time before the Oorrvill damn in Northern Cal goes if they dont do somthing.

[@scottbc31h22]

Um, They just did.

[@MyMomo17]

Didn't they just spend 40 billion to fix it, Dam I am moving.

[@myrthagunter4141]

Jim they rebuilt Oroville Dam last year . Watch Juan Brown's KZbin channel.

[@scottbc31h22]

@@myrthagunter4141 I live in Ohio, but for some reason, Juan's coverage caught my attention. I followed the rebuild via his channel. IIRC The Oroville incident was a huge wake up for California, and they have instituted a huge program to upgrade all deficient damns.

[@myrthagunter4141]

@@scottbc31h22 Hi Scott . I am in N.C.. Juan did excellent coverage on the Oroville Dam rebuild. Thank you.

[@seanwilson9840]

Sad, I pray God gives His people wisdom and strength through this time.

[@skylervogel4541]

DOW just came out and said there’s evidence of chemical contamination

[@Moose803]

No they didn't

[@nhmooytis7058]

Skyler Vogel which means there is.

[@nhmooytis7058]

mike mougakos = trollllll

[@man-who-sold-the-world]

Lakeside house residents are ungrateful. People lost their homes downstream and they complaining about lost property value.

[@sargentpepper8931]

YEP JUST ABOUT WORTHLESS ! THANK THE EVIL DEMON GOVNER FOR ALL THAT !

[@ItzSupp]

I mean their very expensive property is now worth nothing. I live in midland the most heavily affected area as far as I know and I feel for the people of wixom and Sanford.

[@reek3730]

White people

[@forrestl5597]

it's still a loss. they're allowed to feel it

[@JT-xd9uc]

People r busy making n loving their money . Mostly forgotten our Almighty God. . We need to wake up for what's happening around the world. Praise god.

[@johnwayneisthisme3475]

So sad...

[@nikkenwellness]

How heart breaking, catastrophe back to back, we will be keeping prayerful for all of you 🌷

[@wimpetervandenbergh4536]

I live in kassel germany, my mon lives in Riverdale, my sister in Detroit, been watching my "home state" for decades....my heart bleeds for all.

[@satguy]

According to the federal government, both dams that collapsed had safety problems dating back to 1999. And the state looked the other way.

[@marlonstjohn]

The owner of the dam was to have presented to the state a remediation plan by March of this year, but it had been delayed.

[@satguy]

@Marlon St. John I heard that they had lowered the water leve to lessen the pressure on the dam. But the lakefront property owners complained so they raised the level back up.

[@mariashad1404]

God Bless Michigan ✨🙏🏻✨

[@chuckittyduckitty]

Sounds like they were warned and did nothing about it. That's Michigan for ya.

[@ashwhite6161]

I don't know who exactly, probably the Governor, but the company that owned the dam drained the water one or two years prior. It was just a couple of feet, but it was due to the dams not being up to code, and the owner knew that it couldn't withhold heavy rain. The lakefront property owners complained and the state made them refill. The owner had stated that it was a one in a million chance that the dams would fail, the residents of Sanford had tried multiple times to get the Government to claim ownership of the dam and repair it, but was ultimately denied. The owners of the dams were bankrupt and couldn't pay the cost of upkeep. Sadly all the houses and businesses in the town of Sanford aren't covered by insurance because they aren't in a flood risk area. Every year after the snow melts the Sanford dam opens up and drains the lake above it, which in turn floods the nearby park in town, that's why they don't have flood insurance. So it's not that they didn't do anything about it, it's mainly that the government neglected to take action to prevent this from happening.

[@nerd_zombie]

My heart goes to everyone in Midland I live near you in Tuscola County and I know we would take anyone in that needs help the people of Michigan shall stand up and help other fellow Michiganders :)

[@carriesmith1606]

I’m sorry but be prepared people you lived by a dam and a lake

[@bambirival3716]

finally a Comment that makes sense thanks Carrie Smith

[@jimmyjohn1513]

Looks like it was done on purpose wake up

[@montag4516]

United Nations Agenda 21

[@judica8873]

I am so so very sorry this devastatingly catastrophic event has happened to the wonderful people of our country, specifacally, the wonderful people in Michigan. You are experiencing, simultaneously, the ferocious forces of mother nature & of human nature, not seen by any other state in our Union. We are Unified with you, Michigan! ND 🇺🇸

[@johnbrown40639]

gross negligence and incompetence of the government.

[@commenter7893]

This surely has taken attention away from the lockdown protests.

[@ti2558]

Also to the scam called title iv-D child support.

[@elisemorley9956]

@@ti2558 how is child support a scam?

[@bubbablue7772]

This is what happens when you take over a Beavers job.

[@ahmenra2158]

That's so true 😂😂😂

[@blueskye123]

Sorry to see you guys going through this I pray to God that you and your children will be safe.

[@bigt4636]

As usual nobody’s accountable unless it’s the public. Love and strength to all those affected 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@brendaatlas850]

The govenor knew this was coming. To be fair she's not the only one that should be held accountable. She should be recalled. Her and everyone else that knew and kept silent, and did nothing should be prosecuted.

[@marthabrogdonmarx]

This Dam received many citations to improve the structure. It is privately owned and does not belong to the State.

[@brendaatlas850]

@@marthabrogdonmarx if that's the case the private owners may be held liable for the damage.

[@debo1937]

Thank you governor-bot for your 2 cents.

[@raymond19870510]

Poor maintenance. Where is the budget?

[@zionandjayla]

Praying for Michigan and the loss of lives and land.

[@ronbuckner8179]

Gov, Witmer, You now have a chance for your redemption. Take care of your state and her people, forget this partisen BS and do whats right.

[@hydrolito]

Donald Trump and Gov. Whitmer both claimed they would have infrastructure fixed. You think other dams, bridges, overpasses and roads properly fixed also?

[@mactek6033]

@@hydrolito The federal government is not involved with the dam.

[@redskyeagle3456]

@@mactek6033 No but they are responsible for Americans safety and protection. Relying on old standards and old buildings and dams, he promised to fix America. He hasn't done nothing for our infrastructures. He lied.

[@bankerlies6121]

@@redskyeagle3456 They are busy saving from the virus hoax

[@Timbrock1000]

You do realize her failure to act caused this, right? She was made aware of the situation and potential failure long before it happened. But She chose Not to order the gates opened to lower the level to better deal with the impending rain water. Why? Because She was more concerned doing so would threaten the muscles in the reservoir! So, while the Empress fiddled, three of her towns were flooded!

[@tevir2desjr]

Michiganders, you are all included in my prayers. . . Stay strong and keep the faith. . .from the philippines 5-23-2020

[@sabrinachase781]

Thank you so much we all appreciate it God bless 🙏 ❤

[@maryannknox7158]

Sending prayers 🙏

[@dannylow4720]

Many prayers to all those affected by this disaster . 🙏