Central Michigan suffers two dam collapses in hours | WNT

Thousands of residents were forced to flee and a nearby chemical plant was evacuated; officials say hundreds are in shelters and some are sleeping in their cars over fears of the coronavirus.
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[@BassManBobBassCovers]

When structural engineers say shit's going to break, usually it does..

[@jasonwebb1882]

And they didn't do anything about it. We are dealing with similar stuff here in Louisiana. I hope this opens everyones eyes everywhere. My heart goes out to these people. They didn't ask for any of this to happen. In 2016 I lost my house and all my livestock to a freak flood. I never saw any of that even possible. Maybe if the Mississippi River broke, but not from 3 days of rain.

[@nathanlong8295]

@The Tick it's also being wasted investigating our president.

[@destiny3423]

@@nathanlong8295👍👍👍👍👍

[@jasonwebb1882]

@The Tick that is just it. You always wonder why someone is willing to pay a couple hundred thousand dollars to win an electction, that is just about it. They are planning on making all of that money back plus interest. I watched a former Governor of Louisiana go to jail for 10 years. Now what really made me angry, it was the other guy with him that got off without even a slap on his hand!!! This was Edwin Edwards and Cleo Fields in Baton Rouge Louisiana. They had a camera setup in the governors office and showed money changing hands. You would think this would have been taken care of while he was in office, no it was a few years after that the public even found out. It makes me sick to my stomach to watch the people that we are supposed to trust rip is off the most. I know this has nothing to do with Michigan but I'm pretty sure that it happens everywhere.

[@jasonwebb1882]

@Ethan Weeter you are right. Even after Katrina hit, they haven't don't anything to prepare for the next one to hit. I had to work down there in the sickest part. It stunk, their were so many dead animals and I took it for about a month and had to quit. Hell one of the guys on my crew was working on a cell tower and got shot in the damn leg by some idiot. We were down there trying to get cell phone services back so people could call that were stuck in their attics and could not get out. Also the national guard and state troopers needed them to talk as well. We all started carring guns and had escorts everywhere we went. But yeah, I know exactly what you are saying. I won't NEVER go back down to the cesspool called New Orleans again for any reason.

[@moonmilkman5157]

Who ever keeps asking if things could get worse ... please stop

[@srb2az141]

I mean can it really get worse 😂😂

[@DJPlayz102]

Srb2Az ya, imagine the sun died millions of years ago and now the events are accruing

[@sisteranonymous3585]

The End is NEar!!!!

[@nathandrake3070]

Well Trump is going to Michigan tommorow and he just threatened to cut federal funding to the state over mail-in ballots so maybe it can get worse just make Trump wear a mask 😷

[@bobbyglander4838]

Click bait

[@kidus_1010]

I just know that someone somewhere in Michigan said “Well at least it can’t get any worse this year.” right before this happened.

[@DustinBigMac]

I live in Michigan and I believe I said these exact words. It seems this state is being under attack..

[@dreemsnake1]

We know better.

[@lexie02jones25]

@@DustinBigMac you better pray.

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

Michigan is cursed. Virus, flooding and a fascist governor. I hope they beat all three!

[@royfromtexas6045]

AndyFromBeaverton don’t forget about vanilla Isis storming the legislature with guns.

[@johnwhodat8135]

This is what you call "when it rains it pours" my prayer to those fellow Americans.

[@wanafly12]

ya boy they heard your prayers. they'll sleep better tonight wont they

[@autismospectrumlini914]

wanafly12 hehe boi

[@jasperedwards3341]

no its because they love petrol so much too many machines that chuck dirt in the ozone america is one of the dirtiest countries of pollutants

[@johnwhodat8135]

@@wanafly12 ah you must be one of them. My prayer goes out to you too . Sleep well...everything must come to pass my little child.

[@johnwhodat8135]

@@jasperedwards3341 ..you some kind of stupid?

[@scolee6408]

500 yr event? No, that kind of language is for “natural floods”; there’s nothing natural about failing to maintain infrastructure that is known for years to be in need of repair. I can’t think of a more important piece of infrastructure to maintain.

[@tomrose6292]

Mabey a bridge is up there ,but a up stream lake from houses most definitely.fix it or swim

[@madslaps9279]

Well said my friend

[@scolee6408]

DIMAX I yep!

[@douglei897]

@@dmaxi3816 . what do you mean? these are privately built dams....by privately own corporations back in the 1920s.

[@Creatureofday]

There are a lot of things wrong with America's budgeting, but 1. The Edenville dam isn't owned by the public. It was privately owned. 2. This was due to record breaking rainfall which saw the Tittabawassee River break its all-time height record by over 4 feet. 3. The repairs to the dam would have cost tens of millions of dollars, which tax payers aren't willing to pay for.

[@MrCharles26]

This is what happens when you neglect infrastructure :/

[@MonkeyWrenching]

👆 this 👆

[@DAndyLord]

@@aliciastar7777 Sure, and Trump has hair plugs. Lots of people are vain.

[@pjmillah2172]

I'm from Michigan. Yes our infrastructure is in horrible shape in the entire country. The area took way to much water the last week. Even if the damn was in great shape the water line would have still breached the damn. All of our rivers are already past the flood stage.

[@garymonsarratt6048]

@@aliciastar7777 Is that what happen to her,SHE is going to run Michigan into the ground only there aint no ground anymore

[@JillyBean860]

@@aliciastar7777 those dams were a hot mess long before she became governor. Nice try blaming her though.

[@skipperskipper2936]

Dose this mean flint will finally get fresh water?

[@Major_Rizz]

skipper skipper underrated

[@joncosmomusic]

Good one

[@SCUMMY4205]

Hell fucking no, this America baby

[@gentlejake605]

Flint has clean water thanks to elon musk

[@ascent5470]

Bruh!

[@joebob7344]

2015 The dam is going to break if we don’t fix it, 2016, the dam needs repair, 2017 , we really need to repair the dam, 2018 something needs to be done about the dam, 2019 this is getting serious,if we don’t repair the dam there will be catastrophic damage, 2020 damn it the dam just broke,we should have fixed it.

[@johnmeyers6703]

But repair of the damn means to increase taxes. No one wanted their taxes raised to fix the problem. Not in the budget.

[@autismospectrumlini914]

John Meyers look what greed got them now hehe boii

[@lisawallace921]

You said it

[@dianedickinson708]

Yes, it doesn't come as a surprise. I wonder if dam repair or rebuild has been on local ballot?

[@jasinbiggs7189]

William Crawford Maybe Trump supporters shouldve said build the dam

[@thenewjord50]

Michigan cant seem to get a break these days

[@johnhenke6475]

It's run by dumbocrats.

[@bojournersouthern2641]

What are you talking about, they got two!

[@arain764niara]

@@johnhenke6475 the problems with the dam could've been fixed when the Republicans were in office. Wtf can their governor do in a year. Also dumbass people can't take the stay at home order seriously now they don't have a home. Y'all wanted to be outside well now enjoy it

[@Wicked-hx7yg]

They had one, COVID shut the plant down before this happened. People should be glad it did or it would have been worse

[@mefit1]

John Henke She just got into office , what did the Republican Governor do with his time ? Oh more debt And can’t drink the water in Detroit

[@invalidname7227]

“Could it get worse, yes” said it so casual🤣😭

[@cassettedream]

😂😂😂i caught that too

[@sloanbassstuff7246]

"In other news, aliens are invading, the dead have begun to rise from the grave, and a literal portal to Hell has been opened in downtown Detroit. None of which matters, because there is a meteo hurtling towards Earth at hundreds of billions of miles an hour. May God have mercy on us all."

[@alexh349]

@@sloanbassstuff7246 5G is unnatural and dangerous and polluted waste of resources.

[@atllane8517]

Said it so quick too, “coulditgetworseyes” 💀💀💀

[@JamesAllmond]

would you prefer a freaked out screaming YES, WE"RE ALL GONNA DIE?

[@Kill3rrockstar]

RIP America this is what happens when infrastructure is ignored for decades

[@alexh349]

Michagin has the most abandoned ignored infestructure as the population is low compared to the buildings.

[@alexh349]

@Rob Simpson Michagin refuses to tell others about its crippling infistructure

[@andrewgocken517]

@Rob Simpson wait he'll win. It's not even election time, calm down.

[@arrasheedassudani7977]

You know why? Because your presidents are busy distroying other countries

[@chriscoralAloha]

@Rob Simpson wich one?

[@88PLR]

Imagine being on house arrest while your house is floating on water.

[@robb3724]

@Brandon Ohara Easiest way to become a river boat captain.

[@flux_time]

Take your house where ever you want to pigs can't be mad if you are in your house.

[@haroldwilkes6608]

PLR 88 - The ultimate Catch 22. In Michigan, you'd probably need a boat license too.

[@88PLR]

You all are hilarious 🤣 🤣

[@nfbconnect]

"Could it get worse? Yes." is a great way to sum up 2020

[@DAngotti22]

they mightve taken it out of context. he coulda been saying that its not going to get worse? hopefully for all of them

[@danielstewart7163]

Has been a fucked up year.

[@ice8yz8]

It's only May.

[@TheOfficialTarynTots]

When it mixes with the Dow chemical ponds and keeps going it will distroy the agriculture and I don't even wanna think about what happens when it gets into the water we use for drinking. It's overwhelming.

[@noface6872]

Can’t wait for this year to end

[@xKlumZeex]

America is literally falling apart.

[@Chriseltanal]

Yep

[@numlock2012]

Yea but we are finally just catching up with the rest of the world. No one, no even the US is immune to suffering. Suffering is simply apart of existence.

[@floridaarmyvet3613]

Thank China

[@trailerparkpirate7348]

Trump said every things ok.

[@Beans420MoreBeans]

You spelled “The entirety of Planet Earth” wrong

[@ivanarana7878]

I took 2019 for granted 🙂

[@DarthVader-sp8fe]

We so did

[@Gp39454]

lol me too bro

[@sydneydixon2691]

we were all rooting for 2020 a little too much😭

[@indridcold8433]

When I was living the, "good old days," I was well aware that those were the good days and it was only going to get worse. I lived and enjoyed every breath I took in preparation for 2000 and later. My good old days were 1985 to 1998. I was fortunate enough to realise it and make them even better by expecting them to go away and never return. 2000 to present have been nothing but disappointment after disappointment, hate, conflict, bad governments, politicians trying to micromanage everything, and special interest groups controlling everything. I miss the days of majority rules, when people minded their own business, and politicians were politicians not wannabe scientists, health professionals, family counselors, teachers, and tiny dictators. I have hated every year past 2000. So 2019 was no better nor worse than this year has been. Many times I think Merv Heemyer did not do enough. I will take donations to make the ultimate political cleansing vehicle and make it bigger and stronger than Merv's, if anybody wants to help. The enormous blade in the front will say, "Merv was right!"

[@indridcold8433]

@@sydneydixon2691 The roaring twenties is starting out as the whimpering 20s.

[@scottmccurdy6493]

"They'd worried about a possible failure at the dam for years." Aaaand they just let that go, because?????

[@davidsolano3789]

Scott McCurdy ....exactly what I was thinking. Why did the State let it go so long without managing the structure?

[@Geolaminar]

how do you handle your infrastructure crisises? bet you fix them. like a commie.

[@clayneid]

Edit: Apparently I was wrong, my bad.

[@TheBlackdragon936]

They are democratic leaders, they don’t care.

[@cageybee7221]

because they are corrupt, bought assholes. they knew the dam would break, that is why their gated communities are built on high ground. they don't care about the people, just their money.

[@farouqalsalih619]

If structural engineers say a dam is going to break in front of a populated city, maybe it would be wise to listen to them. 🤦‍♂️

[@jeffsartadventure3634]

No profit motive= it doesn't get done. That's today's 🇺🇸

[@skipperskipper2936]

Ok... lets see the lodgic of your comment....:1st you say the word "wise." 2nd. 3rd. 4th. Dont apply since the 1st is incorrect. ( In other words , don't expect wisdom from people that dont have it.)

[@skipperskipper2936]

How designed this dam? Structual engineers? -> so much credits for your comment.

[@farouqalsalih619]

skipper skipper like not trying to be rude, but I legit can’t understand what you’re trying to say. Structural engineers, in oversimplified terms, are people who design structures and consult architects.

[@sfneurosurgeon]

‘Merica. We privatize infrastructure because it’s less wasteful than big government owning it and we don’t listen to experts because everyone on KZbin knows better.

[@blackday1013]

Infrastructure is one of those things every says we need to fix, but nobody wants to pay for.

[@MercurialStatic]

Too busy spending that money bombing brown people apparently.

[@BuffyNoir140]

MercuriallyStatic so true add Flint, MI can’t get clean water

[@briank5877]

I think it’s more on what to spend on. Solar panels and windmills or roads and bridges🤷‍♂️

[@knicknevin9975]

@@MercurialStatic Well somebody has to do it

[@xCrimsonxTidex]

MercuriallyStatic Not only that isn’t entirely true based on percentages of government spending, the real culprit is that military spending is only a fraction of the cost compared to entitlement benefits and social security.... 🙄

[@JourneysADRIFT]

Ah yes, the old hire two or three people to inspect hundreds of damns and then ignore all the warnings and signs of failure and pretend like it was shocking or a surprise when it all fails.

[@flux_time]

Democrats. Do everything backwards and when it goes how literally everyone is telling you how it will go they still act surprised. It's like their brains are Clinton's email servers being wiped every week or two.

[@bunsonhoneydew9099]

2:17 Is that real official sign language?

[@moos5221]

not road sign language for sure

[@NewBalanceOfficial]

😂🤣😅

[@MasterMark14]

Lmao

[@AliciaGuitar]

Not another one 🤦

[@RoyalStifler]

She says ... Weinstein did this !

[@devingraves8044]

This is what happens when you ignore infrastructure

[@JamesSavik]

It's been blue for decades. That's a common blue state theme. Anytime something happens that wasn't addressed- OOPS, climate change!

[@oliverizzard8751]

Infrastructure doesn't artificially raise the value of assets so ... we dont have money for that.

[@lt.dashkov1079]

"For years they knew" yea more like for years they waited for this to happen.

[@alexh349]

Michagin is too poor now adays

[@donsvideos1985]

@@alexh349 and how did that happen? :/

[@alexh349]

@@donsvideos1985 It all started when China started making everything instead of America. China had all the factories and Michigan, the once industrial state lost all their facotories and lost all their jobs. Lack of jobs caused the population to drop, and with little population there were many abandoned buildings Michigan can't handle.

[@donsvideos1985]

@@alexh349 I blame Nixon for the beginning of the end as far as that goes!

[@johnmeyers6703]

@@alexh349, cool story.

[@RolomirFenrir]

Don’t venture into the comments section, only madness and idiocy awaits.

[@enrique88005]

That's why are here

[@Yew_chube]

The earth is flat.

[@haroldwilkes6608]

JRusty - Mr. Spock wants to know, so does E.T.

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

The horror. The horror...

[@peanutsarecheap1997]

Let's get crazy

[@rickyrubio7934]

2020 keeps leveling up everyday....

[@cubanmissl3818]

For America yeah

[@daniconi7333]

@John Days I'm in California waiting for that 40.7 earthquake bruh...any day now.

[@southfloridanewsnow3721]

EVERY MONTH 2020 IS LIKE HERE HOLD MY BEER

[@hydrobuu]

Trump said we be winning though.. 🤔

[@douglashoward4206]

@@daniconi7333 they'll fire up H A A R P and give it to ya, but not till you have no way of self defense.

[@MSaleh-vy8rr]

2020: oh, that was just a warm up... *crack knuckles*

[@ryansayer4438]

2021: *Boss Music Intensifies*

[@chevysilverado3150]

@@ryansayer4438 2022: Sun disappears

[@ThatDoodPhoenix77]

Hurricane season and Summer heat, wildfires....

[@mynameisnthailey3167]

Each knuckle is how many bad things are going to happen. How many knuckles you ask ? ..hmm maybe 50+ knuckles

[@SoaringEagle1]

Murder Hornets, Flamethrower squirrels, & Behold!.........a pale horse.....oh my.

[@noahtaft9800]

“Two damn collapses” okay I’m sorry I’ll leave

[@DelfinoGarza77]

The sign language guy was hilarious. When he translated "can it get worse" was priceless.

[@moos5221]

i think it was not a guy. couldn't find the passage you are talking about tho

[@DelfinoGarza77]

@@moos5221 Yeah he says can things get worse and the sign language person just dives his hand in sharp fast downward direction.

[@moos5221]

@@DelfinoGarza77 still can't find it, do you have a timestamp like 0:02 ?

[@jupitersmoon3033]

Moos P. 1:35 but it happens super fast

[@haroldwilkes6608]

@@DelfinoGarza77 - makes sense to me, I don't do sign but make the same motion.

[@YayIsfam]

The federal gov has been warning about those dams for a while now

[@BatManThugs]

too bad they only warned and didn't fix.

[@Harry_Ballz]

@Bruce Wayne Ever heard of a small country called the Netherlands?

[@UsernamerAlreadyTakn]

This is what happens when the Federal government is trillions in debt and no longer has money to do preventative maintenance repairs

[@DL-rz6tw]

Exactly. Trump is to blame !

[@mattheweven4764]

@@UsernamerAlreadyTakn any solutions?

[@truetrax2]

It’s almost like They should hire someone to inspect them wait ....

[@Benderdidit]

LoL

[@douglei897]

ain't these privately owned dams?

[@1977dolla]

@@randumdude5824 I mean you blame trump when you should look at the local Government

[@truetrax2]

Randum dude remember this when your state turns RED they already got a free trial of communism I don’t think they like it much

[@debrafulton6887]

Doug Lei in Connecticut, even privately owned dams are subject to government inspection AND if needed repairs are not done timely then the state has the right to repair at the owner’s expense. Hard to believe MI doesn’t have a similar law. What did they think was going to happen?

[@larrybelitsky1444]

3 dam failures. 2 holding back water & the 3rd in the Governor's office.

[@co6429]

Add 4th dam failure: The president, Mr Dump

[@jlg395]

500 year event? Give me a break.

[@waynelitchkowski2389]

I know. As if it's not a function of our infrastructure being in disrepair.

[@crazycoolclips]

What do you expect from the Nation's most idiotic Governor?

[@moos5221]

nah, i gave dams a break already, no break left over for you.

[@jaydel3]

@K S The stimulus Obama put in place saved the economy. 20 million jobs were saved. There was a huge deficit under Bush that he had to fix. In order to save the economy, you need to spend money. The economy was in an upswing the last 27 months of his presidency and unemployment went from 10% to 5%. Then Trump came and took credit for all of it despite adding another trillion to the debt with his corporate/billionaire tax cuts.

[@Joeyfm3210]

@@jaydel3 at least someone knows the truth.

[@zackhuston3059]

I smell a billion dollar lawsuit against the state

[@calvinsmith6681]

Against the state? The dams were privately owned. They were about to be sold to the county when these breaches happened. And what good would suing the state do when the owners of the dam were repeatedly cited by federal regulators for not having the necessary amount of spillways to prevent total failure? The owner just ignored them, basically deciding paying the fines were cheaper than repairing and maintaining these nearly 100 year old structures. The Edenville Dam had its license to generate hydro power revoked in 2018 due to these failures.

[@dzevada1992]

Yeah I’m sure just like flint water pollution, I’m not hearing anything about that either, this will be swept under the rug.

[@ericechols7638]

I smell it was done by gov't on purpose.

[@ramroopneil7962]

Zack Huston It’s a privately owned damn. Get facts correct before making stupid comments.

[@RKSNomad]

1:33 "could it get worse yes" yes and what?!? dont leave us hanging ABC.

[@Mommy_sorry.]

There's another dam just 15 minutes away from us, that at one point we were told was immanent it would collapse. It barely passed regulations and was rated poorly. We aren't super hopeful 😬

[@Geolaminar]

They went on to talk about the flooded chemical plant and nuclear reactor so...

[@ServMorrighan7]

Well , someone could run up and kick him in the nuts while he's talking about all of this. That would make it worse.

[@memyselfandinobodyelse2236]

Ha .Do you really think abc cares?only if the democrats see it as a politcal advantage and thatsnot a thing to want happen because all they will do is run everyone and everything in the ground and they will have every rotten politician slammin TRUMP for this .It starts right in your Gov.office the money is gonna be a thing that no body knows a thing about.They were given money but where did it disappear to? It went through all those sticky fingers on the hill but by the time it reached there it was gone most likely in california helping pelosi and newsome pay the illegals.but its not there same problem in calif. .

[@masterc1172]

@@Mommy_sorry. Hopefully you guys and girls pull through love and prayers all day!!!

[@nickmtzsaenz9312]

2:14 is that really how that is translated to sign language? 🤣 I need answers. Also sorry to all who have been effected by this

[@atllane8517]

Katie Lane we have the same last name wtf? 💀💀💀

[@IAmValenwind]

no, you have to realize there is a bit of time delay, because english is not directly translated word-for-word, and word-order for word-order into ASL- it takes a little thought to translate from one to the other. for example, "i am going to the store. do you want to come with me?" is glossed as "store i go. you want go yes?", or "you're late to the party" (as in, i'm not retelling the story i just told) is translated as a completely different idiom: "train gone, sorry" ...you have to hear a lot, if not most of the sentence, before you can start figuring out how to translate it. translators are about a sentence or so behind the speaker. ...so while i am not proficient enough to know what the "get the blood flowing back in your hands 'cuz they went numb" action meant (and for all i know, it may have been just that), i do know that it's in reference to the sentence before the clip began, so we didn't hear what she was translating (or missed the fact that she's been signing for the past several hours and her hands went numb). (and since we're on the topic of language, "effect" is the verb that happens, "affect" is the people that it happens to... "the special effects were so great, they affected the audience's emotions" :D)

[@haroldwilkes6608]

@@IAmValenwind - and I believe I saw "meet me at McDonalds in there somewhere."

[@rgygduysdgyuygsduysd]

Detroit doesn't have to worry about flood damage, the city been damaged for 45 years.

[@dmvconartists2542]

2:18 well I learned the sign language for "dam breaking" today lol

[@daninja130]

Thats the only reason im in the comments.

[@jos3hua4]

Ha ha ha, I think the sign was for the 100 year event, it might not be what you think it is, lol.

[@Jfscloud723]

Those sign language people are everywhere who pays for that ?

[@junebug8485]

Lmao

[@nickmirth6980]

Was that two middle fingers spreading away from each other?

[@jenniferprobably3824]

Prayers to everyone in Michigan.

[@floridaarmyvet3613]

Pray they get another governor. She is a dictator

[@apalsagheer6450]

They got their FREEDOM now...Keep SPREADING CV....

[@apalsagheer6450]

My Prayers is for them to die of CV or Drown in the FLOOD GOD SENT them.....GOD’s WRATH is UPON you ALL CV Spreaders...you got your FREEDOM NOW..,

[@tna_handyandy5173]

Yes, prayers to everyone in Michigan - except for 85 football players in Ann Arbor.

[@crimson_nation3822]

Florida*ARMY*VET the dams were privately owned it it not the governments fault

[@slimchancejw]

When was the last time the state spent taxpayer money to strengthen and Renae’s those dams? Seems like those politicians sitting on their high horse should be charged criminally and sued personally too!

[@davedavedave52]

The utility operating those dams could not afford to maintain them. So they lowered the water level to a safe height. but SOMEONE at the STATE told them to raise it because of some endangered fresh water muscle.

[@Schamploo44]

I feel like all the sign language interpreters are lying their ass off

[@gongoxxxx]

🤣 me too

[@hollyhopalong7405]

At 2:16 , is that sign for “we’re f@cked”?

[@gwills9337]

Watch it again genius, you can see the distress in their movements and expression - they seemed more on point than the smiling governor /smh

[@haroldwilkes6608]

Steve Nguyen - Actually their sign language is braille....

[@johnbob4545]

Then learn how to sign, and you will inherit the truth.

[@fabianalangston7686]

Praying for my family tonight and the city. God bless them all...

[@mariemarin5347]

&& The Bible says when they think peace and safety then sudden distruction

[@mariemarin5347]

Love u my sister in Christ watch sister Kerry Ann Gidden, school for prophets, torch of Christ, gift of ministry(I believe that’s the name) chelsi bidel

[@lynettez72]

I will pray for your family as well.

[@fabianalangston7686]

Thank you all very much!❤️

[@willdemolish7]

Dow Chemical has a huge facility in that area as well where they've been polluting the water for decades.

[@littlemrpinkness295]

The water that's now flooding the state, sweeping homes away? Of course it's polluted, who ever expected otherwise? Is it picking up radiation from the "Knew-cue-lar" power plant, too? If not, somebody's not doing their job! What else can go wrong?

[@franciscosandoval7945]

@@littlemrpinkness295 "knew-cue-lar" is spelt "nuclear"

[@moos5221]

Now it's finally getting a good clean out.

[@goaconstrictor3037]

They have more rights to pollute that water than you have to drink it. Long live the USA, long live capitalism!

[@timbaldwin6283]

Relax. Dow said "there was no risk to people or environment." Now don't you feel better?

[@jakehall2213]

Open Michigan!!!!!!!!

[@Johnnywhamo]

I'm so sorry for all of you affected by this disaster. I've had my home flooded once, it's the loss of little things or items you've had for 30-40 years that seemed to hurt the most. Stay strong, I promise you, you'll feel better over the next week or two as you work your way through this mess.

[@Nippless247]

If you have a stay-at-home order and your house is being lifted away by floodwaters do you still have to stay in home

[@teshuahyisreal158]

Good question

[@sannin2139]

damn this got me thinking

[@zecanard]

You are now allowed to sit on your roof.

[@GilmerJohn]

Yes, you MUST obey the stay at home order.

[@coolazul-ic9km]

keep your floating house 6 feet away from other floating homes.

[@thehorizontries4759]

2:35 my boi standing in the nasty floor water just for a cool shot. Kudos.

[@kalako360]

Its disgraceful 😔

[@Rickswars]

The Governor is in fault here she knew the dams are bad and people were living in danger. Vote her out she is no good for Michigan, this is not the only problem we've had with her irresponsible behavior.

[@andresfeliciano]

Uhhhhh didn’t they talk about this infrastructure breaking YEARS AGO?.......??.??

[@michellebadillo7574]

yes they did. and they did nothing.

[@haroldwilkes6608]

Andres Feliciano - Yes but nobody listened - www.troutmanenergyreport.com/2018/10/ferc-denies-stay-hydro-project-license-termination/

[@monticella]

The dam was privately built in 1925. It was funded by hydro-electric concerns in Michigan. Those days are gone forever.

[@Dakarn]

You mean their fears have been washed away?

[@xxfolklorexx]

Our state has been fining them for lack of maintenance on those dams for decades. This is why.

[@seancollins9745]

@@xxfolklorexx Such effective leadership we have had.

[@southchum101]

These dams where built by the Chinese.

[@xxfolklorexx]

@Sean Collins Ain't that the truth.

[@jessicaibe970]

2020 has been going so bad for everyone. Corona, people losing homes and dying😔😔😭

[@bigpun2158]

Trump want to pull aid out from Michigan because people are going to receive application to vote in the mail ..trump really upset

[@wendykeown4611]

@John Dough What a sad excuse for a human you are....explains why you would Vote for the Con Man Moron

[@floridaarmyvet3613]

@@bigpun2158 The Governor is a dictator. Holy crap she is nuts

[@jebby16]

People lose homes and die every day all over the world. What planet do you live on?

[@jessicaibe970]

Buck Weet ummm......Earth 🙃🙄

[@quelin1]

"howdy! see the flood?! im STANDING IN IT!!!"

[@tardogungas7236]

Right in time to take away attention from the governors abuse of power. Hmmm...

[@alex30425]

She didn’t abuse her powers, instead she’s trying to stop idiotic low IQ protesters from causing more problems in her state. While we have a corrupt president who’s abusing his powers to enrich himself and taking people’s voting rights away.

[@tardogungas7236]

@@alex30425 ya, you have tds.

[@haroldwilkes6608]

Tardo Gungas - LOL I like your way of thinking but not sure she can turn on the hot water tap without instructions.

[@Michellethompson5231]

I grew up here! Wixom Lake is gone. This is so heartbreaking. everything is gone. everything that my parents & family worked so hard for is destroyed. All my family were able to get out in time. The Edenville dam has needed repairs done to it for years. All the dams in Michigan are privately owned, this is some thing that could have been prevented if the same was fixed years ago!!! Heartbreaking images. It is not just me out there in this world. There are thousands of people out there that have it worse than what I am describing. (I understand that every one has opinions about this, I am not trying to pick a fight or upset anyone here, this is my family that is struggling with all.of this, I am trying to do my part & express my feelings over this devastation)

[@nancyhoward7814]

If it means anything I will be praying for Michigan and all the people there and hoping you all survive

[@Chazilla3000]

michelle thompson this is why privatization of infrastructure is bad

[@Michellethompson5231]

@John Days .. it is not about material possessions!! This is something that I hope no one has to ever go thru. I appreciate your comment but this is so hard & painful to watch my family go through this! I hope no one has to ever go through this!

[@Michellethompson5231]

@@Chazilla3000 agreed

[@alexanderchavez3330]

John Days Shut up dummy

[@Edgarcast11]

Damn!!! I live in West Michigan and 1 of my co workers was telling me about this earlier today!!! What is going on with the world?!?!?!!! I pray that everything gets better for everyone and everything

[@Marchant2]

Record rains possibly linked to the new global climate we’ve created for ourselves that the government doesn’t want to do anything about because of an alleged “carbon tax”. I guess they think all these disasters is preferable.

[@PokemonTenLV]

Even the water is sick of the lockdowns

[@269adventures]

Lmfao 🤣

[@KingCity333]

I can see if one dam failed, but both of them on the same day? Really!! Come on now. And if they were worried for years, why not strengthen them? This is bs

[@DJSteezy]

You are right this can’t be a coincidence. The Dam bandit strikes again to pull wool over the America ppls eyes. Also I assume Covid is a hoax?

[@haroldwilkes6608]

@@DJSteezy - Correct.

[@Laughy-Flaaffy]

Disease (covid) Plagues (murder hornets) Floods (Michigan dam breaks) Yup, God’s mad at us.

[@ephoenix7]

All of those problems were man made. Lack of infrastructure investment, climate change, wet shops in China, and introducing invasive species

[@21BARREIRO]

Locust swarm in Africa, fires in Colorado, wonder if the earthquake will happen

[@thissucks2272]

Nope God just has a fucked up sense of humor.

[@evilsharkey8954]

21BARREIRO, statistically, bad earthquakes happen somewhere in the world every year, so probably.

[@thissucks2272]

@lady grey nope, gods in control so he is responsible for all this mess.

[@LindsayC33]

My poor state 😖 i can’t help but think this could have been prevented... prayers for the family’s affected 😔

[@SGTShootToKi11]

I mean other than what the libtard above just said. I don't think it was avoidable unless we knew it would have failed. I'm sure the maintenance wasn't what it should be so that's up to the engineers to find out what happened. And believe me, they will.

[@retroorobb2126]

Someone needs to be held accountable for neglecting duties to maintain service and maintenance for that DAM, that’s unacceptable.

[@diegom8075]

How can we assist our fellow Michigan citizens through this crisis ?

[@bassage13]

Make the idiot governor allow people to go back to work and open their businesses so they can feed their families.

[@annar220]

@@bassage13 mhm over states are having much higher spikes in covid 19 she's trying to protect us

[@KD-qp3gc]

By unseating corrupt politicians.

[@KD-qp3gc]

@@annar220 by setting up your fellow citizens for starvation. Hope that works for you when the economy collapses. You must still be working. Only the employed excuse this tyranny.

[@MrBubyV]

This new decade is one for the historical record books 📚

[@docmalthus]

Only there won't be any more history books or anyone to read them. Pity.

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

Keep it there. Don't let it out.

[@7531monkey]

Every year is a historical record book.

[@glointhedark11323]

If there is one. We are living in a hot global mess.

[@sanbruno3606]

LOVE ONE ANOTHER LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF, HUMANITY UNITED, PEACE LOVE UNITY PROSPERITY CALM WISDOM HAPPINESS HONESTY, RESPECT, OPTIMISM, BONANZA, FORGIVE, CLEAN AIR, NATURAL WEATHER, FREE THINKING, GOOD HEALTH, SOBRIETY, KINDNESS

[@-.-_123]

God please help Michigan. 🙏🙏🙏

[@p7outdoors297]

My dad works with EGLE (formerly DEQ), and they're really worried because there are dozens of underground storage tanks under Midland with VOCs and other dangerous chemicals

[@derkapotter7186]

they arent worried or they would do something about it. Dow is the largest chemical polluter in the world.

[@Geolaminar]

@@derkapotter7186 I'd question if that's how it works. I mean... you can't just throw that stuff in the garbage. That's what they did, and why they have a problem now. There's a reason environmental clean up takes years and millions of dollars, two things which probably nobody in Michigan has just laying around.

[@sleepmanual3718]

1:30 was funny, just a random, “Coulditgetworse?Yes.”

[@firstimpressionss]

Hard core worse.. A lot of bad people playing god. Guess it will get a smack back

[@canufi6my]

I guess the dam workers were non-essential!

[@sherekhan420u2]

Ha

[@cyndieason8056]

What do you think they could have done? Shore it up with wheelbarrows and shovels?

[@canufi6my]

@@cyndieason8056 If they were on the job they could have reduced the load before the load became unmanageable. Look at the specs on the dam and how the load has been reduced over the years to meet safety inspections requirements. But reducing the load reduces electrical generation which in turn reduces revenue. Follow the money, people were being paid off left and right to keep that lake as full as possible.

[@donnywilderness]

@@canufi6my which would have saved money and homes

[@kealiiballao]

Mother Nature:”think covid-19 wasn’t good enough?”

[@johngillespie3409]

Father Yahweh " Do not defile yourselves with all these, for by all these the nations are defiled, which I'm driving out before you. Thus the land had become defiled, therefore I punished it for it's wickedness, and the land vomited out it's inhabitants." Lev 18:24-25

[@travmusickable]

@Mr. & Mrs Smith its scripture from the Bible. Is that what you were wondering?

[@deathstroke8639]

@Harold Potsdamer don't worry about yellowstone. There is no danger coming out of that geologic beauty centuries from now.

[@davids4063]

@mymovetube you mean, the fake part is nearly over... next comes the real stuff, police state

[@deathstroke8639]

@Harold Potsdamer nope. I did a research paper on it.

[@JustDoinFlorida]

This is why I will never live near a dam

[@p7outdoors297]

Something that isn't being reported is that the owner of the Edenville dam had been neglecting it for ~20 years. The state finally stepped in last year, but the damage had already been done, and they realized it was only a matter of time

[@glenkelley6048]

Gov. Gretchen just needs to TELL THOSE DAMS TO NOT BREAK!

[@Simplyolivia1000]

These dams are interfering with her stay at home orders dammit! 😏

[@clough211]

guessing the inspectors of the dams were deemed Non Essential..

[@indridcold8433]

They knew the dams were crap years ago. They were paid to keep it hushed so more homes could be built below the level of the dams. You would think it would be obvious to most people not to move into one of these stupidly located homes just waiting for a flood. Then again, some people move on fault lines, river deltas, flood plains, and on cliffs overseeing the ocean.

[@BomBomBussy]

This is truly saddening to see... it’s it not one thing it’s another and my heart goes out to the people that were affected by this ❤️

[@Jacob-rf7ci]

"That's another one for apocalypse bingo."

[@dzevada1992]

Dam, MI finally gets a break and two of them at the same time, but’s it’s not the kind we hoped for. We better go out and protest to make it better.

[@davidgrover5996]

Don’t worry not all Michigan public water works personnel were considered essential so they stayed home like you wanted.

[@adolfdoenitz3380]

If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break When the levee breaks I'll have no place to stay........

[@luciensartikilledjohnf.ken1689]

Led Zeppelin reference. Oh yeah. Led Zeppelin forever!!

[@walkingintruthknowledge7418]

Oh just you wait. It's supposed to rain. For at least 5 days straight next week.

[@walkingintruthknowledge7418]

@Aaron Friedman it's already forecasted

[@cyndieason8056]

@Ebay & Poshmark Gal well, that levee was dry...

[@dreemsnake1]

Cyndi Eason this will be the day that I die

[@Fishin480]

No way, Michigan having poor infrastructure who would of guessed...

[@ognyena]

To everyone who's affected by this tragic incident, I'm very sorry this happened to you. I pray for your safe return home, to rebuild stronger than ever! 🙏🥺

[@dicksaunders7543]

Thisis theresultwhen you kick the can too far down the road!

[@BradPitbull]

Gretchen Whitmore sent her goons to DESTROY the dams to distract from her tyranny

[@TheseEyesSeeDarknessClearly]

2020 is the best year ever!!! -Said no one

[@jordan119]

3 hours from us here in Canada stay strong Michigan! Very tough times

[@paulmyers7078]

I heard that Canada is opening its border to refugees from the collapsed third world state of Michigan.

[@Michellethompson5231]

the miracle of all this, no one lost their life or injured during the evacuations.

[@belligerentinstigator944]

Ban Assault dams! No dams No floods! Nobody needs a hundred foot concrete dam!

[@stewg4661]

I know you're trying to be funny. But maybe it just isn't a good idea living in a place where a wall is what keeps you from not being under 10+ feet of water. Didn't work in New Orleans either.

[@BigDaddy-ti7fh]

Powerboats prohibited!

[@StinkySundae]

Just when you thought Coronavirus was the peak. Dam: Hold my beer

[@JamesMcCutcheon]

The dams did not fail. The dam design worked as designed. The earthen areas are designed to let extra water out that the gates can not handle. The problem was an extreme raining the earthen overflows are designed to breach slowly so the main dam concrete structures do not suddenly give away. This is a perfectly designed overflow. The dam was not breached. The overflow handled the extra waters as it should have and no one died as a result.

[@desmeisme]

My god, praying for those affected 🥺

[@moos5221]

yeah, that'll certainly help a lot, like always.

[@ruddiato]

Woah! Alot of positive energy goes out to the families out there

[@josepht4021]

Trailer parks and dams , what an intelligent combination.

[@pippylongstockings8600]

Who got paid to breach the dams?

[@quinnmurph2750]

Zero explanation of the structural reason for the dam failures. Top-notch reporting, there, ABC News.

[@datboidego]

When will humans understand that this is the only home we have the only home we’ve ever known.

[@hasarutoetensakey7091]

When there gods come back save them -human logic

[@diegotrejo5275]

There will be another home to those who are in Christ. God will make a new heaven and earth. Hallelujah

[@menaemily]

i’m sorry but you’re name 😭

[@ricocheteraw90sthebestdecade]

@@menaemily yea and he better be black too

[@lovegrace3719]

Jesus Christ is the Only Savior! Repent! Tell Michigan to Remove that Satanic Structure in Detroit. Continuing With the Following Consistent Message A Prayer and A Message to All Dear Father in Heaven, please give salvation, comfort, strength, and hope to all who mourn the passing of the deceased and heal the sick (according to Your blessed will and purpose O God). In the mighty Name of Jesus Christ Your blessed and holy Son. Thank You dear God. Amen. Dear ones, please repent and surrender to Christ so that you can be saved from God's Wrath and inherit eternal life. The blessed Lord shall soon return. Amen. God is calling the world to turn from sin and follow Jesus Christ. Amen. God is Not Trying to Save The World He's Trying to Save You Many people are missing the entire point of the disasters that God is sending to Earth. The Hurricanes, the tornadoes, the earthquakes, the typhoons, the cyclones, the tsunamis, and why He's allowing the wars and rumours of wars to happen: These are all signs of the end times, my friend, and God is not trying to save this world, but He's trying to save you out of the world. He's trying to save you so that you can be ready when Jesus Christ returns because God is going to destroy this world and make a new one. So quit trying to be so ready for things to get back to normal because if one thing goes away, God is going to send something else to get people's attention. Many people who saw 9/11 died in Hurricane Katrina. Many people who saw Katrina died in the Las Vegas mass shooting. Many people saw what happened in Puerto Rico died of the Coronavirus. Folks, there are things that God is trying to wake up the world with so the world can realize that God is in charge and serve Him because He's coming back. He's not playing. The worst thing you can experience is eternal damnation in Hell. So quit thinking it's business as usual. Your Sin business should be over. It's time to serve the Lord! Amen. Apostle Thaddeus The Ministry of Pure Truth All glory be to GOD forever 🙌🙏📖 Praise CHRIST JESUS forever 🙌🙏📖 Hallelujah HOLY SPIRIT forever 🙌🙏📖

[@morisoba2550]

Can they get compensation for who lost their houses ??? Dam collapses look like a human error case.

[@jviewz88]

Wow !!!! How sad is this. Prayers for the people of Michigan and their animals.

[@ncrtransport5993]

If only John Oliver had warned us earlier oh wait he did several years ago.

[@HiHi-zn3ub]

America is full of stupid people

[@spacexcadetpanda7499]

Stupid people like john oliver!

[@teehoyt]

@@spacexcadetpanda7499 good one

[@uknowimeyen]

@@spacexcadetpanda7499 Ah yes, only stupid people care about infrastructure

[@adamn7516]

@@spacexcadetpanda7499 Clearly not so stupid if he and his researchers sounded the alarm and were vocal on this issue. Johns and his researchers actually speak for the everyman in this country rather than the 1% like Hannity and Limbaugh do.

[@paulkern8825]

Did she really call this 500 year event? Mis management is a daily event culminating to create disaster.

[@davie9944]

paul kern I think she was referring to the amount of rain, which was a record high.

[@evilsharkey8954]

paul kern, the rainfall was.

[@davidgrisez]

With two major dam failures in the state of Michigan and massive flooding and property destruction the state of Michigan has a lot bigger problem than the Coronavirus.

[@goodgirlvicki]

They're asking people to keep a safe distance from strangers during this flooding. Like really?? 🤦‍♀️

[@harrydai1862]

Nice going Whitmir

[@Jtatnell]

it was a privately owned damn.

[@deanm8517]

yes and if it were up to governor than john engler or rick snyder should have done something decades ago.

[@beckywalters2]

I have family in Hastings Michigan about an hour from Grand Rapids I hope they're ok

[@thangnguyen02]

Contact them instead of posting this comment?

[@beckywalters2]

@Over It thanks. We don't speak but I don't want anything to happen to them

[@christinestange4813]

Hope everyone will be ok 🙏🏼

[@beckywalters2]

@@thangnguyen02 i cant. we dont speak anymore i no longer have their phone numbers

[@beckywalters2]

@Richard Ralph Roehl it might since we no longer speak and i have no phone numbers

[@JazneoGaming]

they should fix them 2 year ago when they got bad reviews

[@evilsharkey8954]

Jazneo Gaming, yes, the private companies that own them should have.

[@johnbob4545]

Exactly. I left a one star review on Yelp, but no one responded.

[@Rightround0846]

Crazy thing is the company that owns the dam was taken to court a couple years ago for not taking care of it.

[@gideonotto3520]

Everyone: 2020 can't get any worse Michigan: Ha ha dam go break break

[@nickynick3527]

Next up entire Pacific coast rocked by 10.0 earthquake

[@Wicked-hx7yg]

They are lucky that the reactor was closed, those protesters should be glad COVID closed it down.

[@abstr4cted496]

Yellow Stone super volcano eruption

[@laa0fa502]

@@Wicked-hx7yg nothing would happen if a nuclear reactor was on or off

[@sanbruno3606]

LOVE ONE ANOTHER LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF, HUMANITY UNITED, PEACE LOVE UNITY PROSPERITY CALM WISDOM HAPPINESS HONESTY, RESPECT, OPTIMISM, BONANZA, FORGIVE, CLEAN AIR, NATURAL WEATHER, FREE THINKING, GOOD HEALTH, SOBRIETY, KINDNESS