Sanford and Wixom Flood 2020 - Drone - Dam Collapse

[@cattalkbmx]

You've done a better job showing the devastation than anyone else I've seen. My thoughts are with everyone in your community affected by this.

[@tjlightningbolt]

I dont have a shred of sympathy for ignorant apathetic TRASH!

[@AudiTTQuattro2003]

... ditto that. Great footage.

[@Therealkevink]

@@tjlightningbolt huh

[@dixonbrass3487]

You sure got that right

[@romeog9347]

Good job bro. Looks like u have a great future ahead of u

[@mindakahn9964]

I’m heartsick. I know people who have been out of work for weeks and now they’re homeless. It’s nice that on this feed at least people are being respectful and nice.

[@chriscooper654]

Nice editing; I like your minimal commentary, letting the images speak for themselves. Good choice of music as well.

[@spiritmatter1553]

Chris Cooper Good comment. You took the words from my mouth!

[@jinsane731]

Definitely sounds and looks very professional 💯🙏🏼🖤

[@CHESSIESYSTEM1985]

What music is that? Great videos too! Sad what happened

[@josephcrowshaw950]

Agreed, great quality video and commentary as well. The music lent a somber tone that suited the scenes.

[@markjones7803]

Agree, although the music is much louder than the voice. Had to keep turning the volume up and down. Nicely done though. Had to get on google maps to compare before and after.

[@dieselphiend]

What's cheaper, repairing old dams that are on the verge of failing, or repairing entire towns flooded by said failed dams?

[@KokkiePiet]

Well, for a politician, what’s going to get you re-elected. Raising taxes to do more maintenance on dams or Making sure you get federal money to repair towns. And it is the people who elect these people also..

[@matthewronsson]

@Noble Failures What does that even mean?

[@robb3652]

You have choices how to spend money. Fixing a dam does NOTHING for anyone to see in a township or municipality. Politics is about visibility and bragging about what a good job you did that you can see. If a damn doesn't break that's expected. Ho hum, another day, but if you pave main street, and add playground equipment or modernize a school you can SEE THAT. So, you don't fix and maintain dams.

[@robb3652]

As far as federal money goes... The USA is tapped out. The till is empty. It's all deficit spending from here on out including debt servicing. With the $174 trillion in unfunded liabilities, it's just going to get worse.

[@clevelandsmith404]

Moving would be cheaper but those are the people you know it all suxs .

[@hookster8179]

Better reporting than the official news

[@UltraGamma25]

Yepp with 10,000x lower budget

[@trustmemysonisadoctor8479]

When I was in grade school ( mid 1960's) they had short info movies. The one I remember was the Army Corp. of Engineers tame the mighty Mississippi. Never ever think you will "tame" any body of water and never ever build in flood ways, flood planes or areas prone to flooding. Water always wins.

[@tjlightningbolt]

Humans are ignorant scum! They cant even tame themselves!!! Where I live here in Eugene Oregon: Eugene is built in a flood plane down river from a major water resivoure and dam.... Humans are ignorant trash. WHEN the dam goes, so will EUGENE OREGON! .... And its coming!

[@glasslinger]

@@tjlightningbolt Why do you stay there? Are you one of the ignorant trash? You had better get out of there while the getting is good!

[@stillwater62]

@@tjlightningbolt, Have you thought about seeking psychiatric help?

[@susycue3]

Trust me, my son is a Doctor i live next to a creek. Weve flooded twice now in a year. The whole neighborhood. No one maintains....the power of that water is scary........a creek!

[@HellfrozeoverDitto-lj1rm]

And man gets the award for stupidity, every time I hear man made dams I cringed at the thought. Nature is just taking back what’s hers, man think he can claim land/lands. Nature is in total bitch mode, look all over the world people. Stop thinking talking virus and look around. Yellow stone is having issues and the land mass in areas are rising and breathing and that is a really bad sign. Are we reaching our end like the dinosaurs did? Are there new occupants waiting for their turn at this plant? Who the hells cares, man is too busy crying over money, hollow promises from our government and whatever else that is self damaging.

[@rickf5615]

Thanks you very much for the excellent video. The drone footage was amazing and especially thank you for no obnoxious music! I think this video is going to get a lot of traction in the near future.

[@JordanMowbray]

Thank you Richard!

[@janetteblaydes7112]

Great footage.🙏Prayers to all.

[@danfrick397]

You did a fantastic job on your news report !!!! Very professional my friend I hope you are on TV one day as a news person . Very impressed !

[@jamiebraswell5520]

Better yet, stay off of television as the media is a joke. What you are doing here is far more beneficial.

[@davidallard2166]

Well done young man. Much better coverage than the local news.

[@Applainceguy]

That's because he is breaking the law for drone flying, that's why his is better than the news.

[@JordanMowbray]

@@Applainceguy Please explain exactly what law I broke? I have been building and flying drones for over 10 years and believe me I know how to fly drones legally.

[@MikeBear1231]

@@JordanMowbray Jordan, he's trolling. I don't see anything you did to break any law. I'd just ignore him.

[@Applainceguy]

@@JordanMowbray You flew over people, which is illegal, But I wasn't trying to be a downer you content is very good. Just 1 drone pilot to another.

[@Applainceguy]

@@MikeBear1231 not trolling, He has good content, but it is illegal to fly over people, I do have a Part 107 and been also flying for 10 years. I have friends believe it or not that were fined for posting videos at the dunes for flying over people, thats how they got busted. only an FYI

[@bradschwamberger1217]

Jordan nice job. I like how well you did the Drone and on the ground feed. Most people shoot all this drone feed all choppy with no idea of what you are looking at

[@Alanoffer]

It’s about time the USA stopped sending billions overseas . This country needs money spent on failing dams .. bridges , power lines and highways

[@Hevach]

These dams are privately owned by a man named Lee Mueller. He makes millions a year off his dams (these and IIRC two others). The cost to repair their deficiencies was trivial - under $100,000 for the Sanford dam and under $150,000 for the Edenville dam. He was in court as recently as the week before the break suing the state to be allowed to delay repairs until a buyer is secured who would foot the bill. A buyer fell through six months before the flood because Mueller wouldn't make the repairs first. These were small dams and repairs were not expensive. But a rich person refused to pay less than $250k to maintain structurs from which he made that much profit every month, and now thousands of homes are devastated.

[@annakeye]

You could just as easily say, it's about time the USA stopped let private individuals and companies hoard billions of dollars instead of paying a fair amount in tax so that all infrastructue could be as good as it was before Ronald Reagan started dishing out tax cuts to the wealthy.

[@MrToradragon]

@@Hevach 250k would perhaps be paid by just power plant within year.

[@thxman1968]

@@annakeye Yeah that's a negative ghost rider, get your head out of the sand.

[@alan30189]

Exactly! That money that we gave China to build that lab in Wuhan, which started up the Coronavirus, would have been better-spent on these dams.

[@kingsportcorner]

Great job on reporting the damage...very professional.

[@jor604]

Thanks for showing Sanford. I live in Michigan and had no idea. The media only seems to care about Midland, why is that when there are so many others that are affected?

[@978jojo]

Dow Chemical

[@farcebook1836]

Thank you Jordan ❤️. You have shown more than any network news coverage on television.... I'm crying 😭 right now. My entire family is part of that.

[@jfmediaofficial]

Very amazing video, my heart hurts for those people who have lost their homes. And some their lives. I live in a town that floods majorly every 2-5 years and it always destroys everything in its path. I live right above the grand lake, and when they don’t open the dam gates for days. We experience the backup of water in a very harsh way. And I know people who died because of it. America really needs to focus on water issues, just as much as anything else important in the U.S.

[@adamr9215]

Trump was trying to fix our infrastructure, it was a major campaign point. But, the democrats have done nothing but try to stop him. Fake impeachment, fake pandemic, and just refusal to do their jobs. Don’t vote democrat unless you want this to happen all over our country.

[@novaangle2183]

@@adamr9215 He should have made that his big point instead of wanting to build a wall.

[@AndrewAMartin]

@@adamr9215 The GOP had 2 years of majority in both Houses of Congress and the Presidency. How did Democrats stop them? The GOP's own incompetence is to blame, no one else.

[@Rorschach.]

I've followed your fine coverage of this disaster and the recoveries for 3 years now. Re-watching this really brings back the scale of the personal cost. Very sobering and worth remembering. Thanks as always.

[@cardtrix1970]

Jordan - How sad. Until this tragic event happened, I hadn't even heard of your town, but I feel...sadness for you and all of the townspeople. Beautiful work on the video, though. Recording this...couldn't have been easy. God Bless you and your ENTIRE town.

[@godzillasdad]

You've done a fine video but, I can't help thinking as a supposedly rich country, America has some major issues with dams and bridges.

[@shawnwat5536]

We don't have an income problem. We spend money on sexy new projects, maintaining dams and levees aren't.

[@miatgrad76]

Because they keep electing the same bunch of cronies and they continue to squander all the money

[@tommyrunforhills]

Look who runs the country...

[@Batman-tz2tp]

I agree...just basic infrastructure in general

[@OrionThrower]

Well if we would stop playing politics, pointing fingers, witch hunts, and the blame game in Washington DC, and started focusing on cutting red tape, and what is needed, this wouldn't be happening. Instead we have lobbyists in Washington making the politicians richer by the minute.

[@ThriftWithNick]

Wow, wish I could make it out there to take some drone shots. This really shows how bad this was. Tv will never show things like this. Great video, thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected.

[@ThriftWithNick]

@slickporsche 100 percent agree with you. The media is driven by Democrats. I'm not surprised that they're not showing the registration of the flood because they don't want to ruin our governor's reputation. They show a few houses underwater, a pavilion etc. They don't show that a whole down was wiped away.

[@robb3652]

All the details of this video will never make mainstream news. Including the comments.

[@nancywelsh5937]

Jordan my heart goes out to your community. I am a native New Orleanian and returned to the city following Hurricane Katrina. The city had been underwater for weeks following breaks in canals. I rode my bike around the city in shock and spoke to many residents also in shock. I had so many memories of what this city had been and what it was following the water’s removal. It was difficult to believe that the devastation and smells could ever be removed, but it happened. There was an outpouring of help from so many sources and many words of encouragement and prayers. Looking back one factor that has stuck in my mind more than any other is how many New Orleanian’s came back , rolled up their sleeves and got to work. They didn’t rely on government and didn’t wait for money to filter through the system. They recognized a natural disaster had occurred which set off a chain of events that highlighted human errors and weaknesses. Waiting around for resolutions of responsibilities or guilt were not options. There was so much to do and people got busy. It is 15 years now come August and New Orleans is back to normal- well as normal as this crazy city can be. In our hearts we are back: culture, music, food and a deep appreciation of everyone who helped us and believed in the worth of this city. Your own work on what has happened to your community and how you put this history together is remarkable. The narration, the filming, the music and the look on your face as you described everything touched me. Hope is what drives us forward in such disasters and gives us strength to believe in the future. My prayers to your community and I hope one day I will find a video of yours showing your town up and running. Maybe it won’t be the same, maybe it will be better. I will say you should think about developing your talent for documenting events of historical significance. Digital media is a platform of immense potential.

[@johndouglas3622]

Jordan, I agree! Great job showing the rest of us what you guys are going through. Living on a river I know the gnawing feeling that stays with you during the aftermath and the sheer magnitude of the devastation. Appreciate the video editing and music too! You guys and in my mind.....

[@Foomba]

I lived in Midland County 50 years ago. Makes me want to cry to see this. God bless and the best of luck to the folks affected by the flooding.

[@DaleLD]

This is the best coverage I have seen of this catastrophe. You did a great job of showing the magnitude of the devastation. If you don't do this professionally, you should consider it, although it could then be edited down to mediocrity. Keep up the good work!

[@davidguthrie5941]

Who would thumbs down this. Most informative video I've seen. Great work.

[@paintediva]

That was a very well made vid. My heart and prayers go out to all families affected.

[@oldmech619]

This is what the Drone Community should be thought of, Producing and Documentary of the local community. Great Job. Thanks.

[@clevelandsmith404]

Im sorry for all your losses there hope everyone is alright .

[@theroldan8675]

soo much winning!!!

[@joshharris9093]

@@theroldan8675 explains your comment

[@adventurerhoades]

@Neil Carpenter Exactly Governor and Nessel simply dont care about ruining Michigan

[@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane]

@Neil Carpenter Wrong. This is a very complicated issue and you should quit spreading falsehoods. It's Governor Whitmer, not Whitmore. The dam owner, Boyce, has been in trouble with the Feds for 2 decades for not having an adequate spillway area for flooding and they recently turned it over to the state, which was in the process of investigating when the flood hit. Boyce *illegally* lowered the lake level to avoid having to spend money on repairs he should have done years ago. And they are fresh-water mussels, not some "sea" creature, dummy.

[@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane]

@Neil Carpenter It was known about and neglected by Boyce, the dam owner, who lives in Las Vegas and didn't care enough about the people (or the fresh water mussels) in the area to repair his dam and follow FEDERAL laws.

[@Brad32139]

This is mother nature taking back what was hers. Its so sad and heart breaking. I pray for the families directly affected by this unfortunate situation.

[@sonya3942]

You did a great job on this video! Ty for sharing

[@JordanMowbray]

Thank you!

[@billsedman4372]

zero

[@sherwinvliem]

An amazing job Jordan. You will not have to look hard for a job. This is coverage at its best.

[@dustinbowen2373]

Should be a wake up call for the rest of our country. I have been saying for years that’s gonna happen here in Alabama. Praying for y’all

[@judgement-4574]

Not just yet, but look around ... America needs to turn from her wicked ways. The almighty is trying to get everyone’s attention. John 3:16

[@joecausey8508]

Imagine what would happen if the Smith Lake dam burst. Smith Lake is HUGE! (I too, am from Alabama.)

[@davidvillarreal4699]

I teared up when I first saw the footage on KZbin. I couldn't stop thinking about all those people's houses and businesses lost by this disaster. You covered more than what I was expecting. 😥🙏🙏🙏

[@tindoortailgator]

Water Takes the Path of Least Resistance - Earthen Dams (Built in the 1920's) - Had No Chance - People Your In OUR Prayers, Stay Strong, Stay Safe - Moving Forward...Learning Curve...

[@PhilJonesIII]

I did wonder if that was an earthen dam.

[@mikeborsum2953]

Concrete with earthen spillways. The dams could have held if they had been properly maintained. They were neglected for 20 years, by the owner, Boyce Hydro.

[@susycue3]

Mike Borsum what a shame

[@Jan-qq9xc]

I thought it was a 500 yr flood per your governor. But it’s only 100 years old? Not built w/ a record rain in mind.

[@mikeborsum2953]

@@Jan-qq9xc Thats because you cant plan for the amount of rain we got. Thats how rare the event was. Plus, they were built almost 100 years ago.

[@richardhunter2520]

Very well done. It illustrates the saying- "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". The loss of the lakes is devastating to the communities around the lakes depending on their existence. Proper maintenance is worth the cost for the benefits they provide.

[@taxiuniversum]

Be careful: Anything could be hollowed out underneath and might collapse at any moment.

[@eledhwenmare2403]

A flash flood washed out a bridge next to my driveway. It washed everything away under but the blacktop and guard rails remained in place and looked totally normal.

[@mindakahn9964]

Yes, the entire infrastructure of our nation is crumbling. This isn’t just a state issue, remember that next time you go on an overpass.

[@taxiuniversum]

Minda Kahn America needs to develop a system of society that has the wellbeing of all people at heart - versus only pampering those, who are ALREADY rich and hypocritically determining the wellbeing of the nation by „the economy“, which is just code for the stock market looking good (the stock market says nothing about how everyone is doing).

[@atriciacannon4579]

Get off the Coasts..

[@gregstcharles2284]

Thank you for posting lack of information coming out of my hometown is horrible.

[@lynettez72]

Great video footage. My prayers go out to everyone affected; this is beyond sad. Especially when it could have been prevented!

[@jamestrombley386]

I'd like to thank you and the others for posting these videos. I'm from Midland currently living in the desert mountains of northern Arizona. My heart goes out to the people that lost so much.

[@BFKAnthony817]

7:13 There are a TON of those old 100 year old Steam Shovels down inside of Lake Worth over in Fort Worth, Texas. The lake was dug out in 1914, and when they were close to finished, but not quite it rained so hard for 2 weeks straight all of the old equipment used to dig the lake got submerged. The lake now is filled with over 100 years worth of silt and mud, which has undoubtedly covered much of the old equipment that was left behind. There is also an old Convair B-36 Peacemaker that crashed into the lake in the early 50's. They partially pulled up some of it but much remains in the late today likely also buried under 70 years of silt.

[@DurzoBlunts]

What's left of that peacemaker needs to be brought up! Haha

[@josephfootball8446]

Lake Arlington the same way..was poured "naturally" over night

[@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel]

I didn't go back to check to see if my eyes were deceiving me or not, and you are the first person I came across that validated my eyes are still functioning well enough to see that was a long buried digger. And thanks for the added lesson about Lake Worth :)

[@JM-ot8ux]

This made me cry. This flooding is almost worse than that of 2019 in Nebraska and the Mississippi Valley. We had water up to here, but not this kind of swept-clean landscape and hardly any roads were affected. I feel so sorry for those who have lost literally everything.

[@sonyiahn248]

How amazed and heartbroken .. I pray that the Lord will be with all the people of Michigan and wipe out tears and despair in their eyes.

[@Melancholy43952]

I can’t even imagine how you would begin to clean up a mess of this magnitude. My hearts go out to those that lost everything.

[@lavapix]

I forgot how flat and rural that part of MI is. Nice drone footage.

[@briananderson8733]

While I had heard of this dam breaking on CNN (I think), They provided no details, no pix, no overflies. My best wishes for the people of this devastated town. Good footage of this area. Well done Jordan.

[@paymweaver5650]

These are privately owned dams and the owner has been negligent and under fire for years. Great footage. My heart goes out to these people.

[@Pops1970]

Very well done. I live in PA and this is the 1st I've even heard of this on 6/12. I have more faith in people like you than I do with any news organization. People like you are the future of the news. Don't ever stop.

[@scottjones5455]

Really excellent job, you have a future in film making.

[@lynngroll1]

You did a phenomenal job. Thank you for taking the time to show people just how devastating this flood has been.

[@mattreardon1987]

Great footage!

[@JordanMowbray]

Thank you Matt!

[@bobbrewbaker182]

Jordan... thanks for publishing a very professional video of this devastation. Without question, your video is the most complete and well organized coverage of all.

[@bobwilson6381]

You should post both videos before and after

[@alien200049655]

I'm a former Michigan Resident, Only moving because of an employment opportunity, and I still keep tabs on my old home state, When You Tube recommended this video, I was dumbfounded at the level devastation that was done to the town of Sanford. I used to ride my motorcycle all up and down US 10, frequently stopping in Sanford for Fuel, and Lunch. I hate what happened to this Beautiful community. I hope that the residents plan to rebuild the town. I also hope that the dam is removed, and never rebuilt, for fear of a repeat of this tragedy.

[@rudyvanburen6720]

for the next dam , call the Dutch first !!!

[@AustinTechAuthority]

or don't have a dam trying to control the natural waterways.

[@freebird1ification]

@Goku Kakorot no more i says

[@stephenmoser141]

Some of the BEST FOOTAGE I’ve seen! This kid ought to go to work for O.A.N. as a Repoter, SERIOUSLY!

[@JordanMowbray]

Thank you!

[@tay138]

Awesome video. Thank-You for footage. Really shows the destruction. After watching this video, i subscribed. 👊🖖

[@amandar.2491]

Thank you for the video of my town. My old neighborhood is completely washed away. Only a couple houses still stand but are cracked off their foundations.

[@OrionThrower]

And that is the reason you never drive across a flooded roadway.

[@kathringreen5117]

I'm from Midland but I live in Australia and watching your video was very heartbreaking. My sympathy and compassion goes out to everyone affected by the destruction of this beautiful area of Michigan. Love and prayers, Kathrin (Ritter) Green

[@dontwanta]

Shows how you should just not mess with nature. Got people saying dams were bad & needed repair so how about a dam never built is a dam that never fails. In time nature will always win over man.

[@rrich52806]

Sill comment. Dam was built-in 1924.

[@getlosttoday4045]

That steam shovel was a cool find. Now the covid 19 means nothing when people lose everything. God bless everyone who was affected

[@jamesmcdonnell4583]

What did the fish say when he hit the wall

[@jamesmcdonnell4583]

Dam

[@jamesmcdonnell4583]

Dam

[@janetjones967]

It's like fish out of water

[@drlock978]

There’s nothing funny going on here,Absolutely nothing.

[@TerryRawls]

Excellent, Jordan. Many people are looking for their boats, so anytime you can get close enough to grab a registration number or a decent look. . . it could reunite someone with their property. THANKS!

[@davegolloher3871]

congrats to the gov of Mich and the people above the dams that sued to have the water levels raised great job

[@kenhurley4441]

Dam if you do,,,,,, and dam if you don't!

[@mushroomsyum8588]

the Narrative of record rain ( driest spring around here in forever ) is garbage. 2 days of rain throughout most of MI, well before this flood, does not equal out. Those days may have set records, but overall no. They also keep saying "500" year flood, pretty sure that was back in 1986, so exactly what caused this multiple dam failure? Anyone like Clams?Midland-Sanford floods every spring. 99% of time. It didn't this year. Until now. Record setting BS.This creepy governor and her AG need to be investigated for negligence to human lives. I'm no fan of Trump either, but I take great offense to an AG telling the president MI doesn't want him here because of a mask. None of these people truly speak for us, don't try to start now. They can take their Plan -Demic and choke on their corona virus fake number crap.

[@Speakno12]

Mushrooms Yum is it possible saboteurs breached the integrity of the damn dams intentionally?

[@tindoortailgator]

@@Speakno12 The Dam's Failed Inspection in 1999 and Needed to Be Upgraded and Repaired - So ? Maintenance was Not a Priority - Not Saboteurs - They Were All Built in the 1920's, Its Not as If You Can Just Turn-Off the Water Flow and Fix Them, Maybe Now Upgrades Installed or Removal Altogether ?

[@paulchristian8271]

Mushrooms Yum people underestimate how wicked our government is. The used weather modification as a weapon in Vietnam. Led to a treaty, and subsequent “shutdown” of the program. Makes you look at chem trails a little different.

[@FireFlyNetwork]

Thank you for the excellent dialogue and footage. This really put the loss in perspective. My heart goes out to everyone.

[@sharoncrawford3042]

They said those dams were privately ownedd

[@mikeborsum2953]

The state of Michigan has been trying to get Boyce Hydro to do crucial repairs for 20 years. Boyce Hydro is the company that owns all 4 dams. They refused.

[@VancouverCanucksRock]

@@mikeborsum2953 Ties to Chicadee-China?

[@thomasgamache1354]

@@mikeborsum2953 In 2018 and 2019 Boyce lowered the level of the lake on recommendation of the feds and BOTH time the state of MI sued them

[@dwightstjohn6927]

As in solar today and wind generation, dams were a big private initiative from the late eighteenth century into the early part of the nineteenth century. That makes these dams 100 years old infrastructure. The only difference? If wind/solar fails you don't lost your ENTIRE TOWN.

[@Person01234]

​@@dwightstjohn6927 Only 25% of large dams are even capable of generating electricity and I would wager most of those have other functions too. Dams aren't just an energy initiative that can be replaced by wind and solar. Most places need dams you can't just get rid of them. There are a LOT of differences between dams and other renewable energy sources, sayin g there's no other difference is ridiculous.

[@tcrasey]

Nice job young man, our thoughts and prayers go out to the people affected! You have done a better job than any of the media!

[@dalesmth1]

That’s gut wrenching. 🙁

[@kevinforth7618]

This video was very well done. Sad images, and countless families are facing devastation. Thanks for posting this.

[@joebender557]

Sorry to the people for other losses. The state is responsible for keeping the water levels up when they were told to lower them but they wanted to save the fish and I muscles

[@mynameisralfbob2276]

Not they. She... our governor didn’t listen, now she’s in the up at her summer cottage just after she reopened the up.

[@mikeborsum2953]

None of that is true. Thats all bullshit from the dam owner. My mother worked for the drain commisioners office and stood on those dams to do soil erosion inspections while engineers inspected the structures. The state has been trying to get Boyce Hydro to to crucial repairs to prevent catastrophic flooding for over 20 years. Stop spreading fake news bullshit.

[@nedkent5239]

Mike Borsum this is 2020 no facts are needed anymore. Just make up your own conspiracy theory and let it fly is what the two inbreds above say! Lies and dumb people believing them will be the end of this country.

[@jamesbarrett3149]

Mynameisralf Bob no Whitney is a HE! Drag queen in charge!! Go to SLAVE NEW WORLD channel. Don’t yell at me

[@kenn346]

This a smack of reality for those of us who have never gone through a flood such as this. Great job of giving us some idea of what it's like to go through a disaster like this. My prayer go out to all the victims of this event.

[@mikeramsey9747]

We feel your pain.

[@phoenixessence8471]

Not sure I'd say I ENJOYED the video, but I am grateful to have a better view of what has happened to my hometown. Thank you.

[@scooterboss565]

GREAT footage Jordan Thank you for shown the REAL..... May GOD BLESS ALL that are affected may they recover and mend their broken lifes to SHINE Bright once again in JESUS I Pray.... Amen 🙏😪💜

[@85296jwd]

Nice work telling the story without editorializing. Great piece. Being from that area, I recognize mist of the areas filmed. I was on Sandford and Wixom last year. Truly devastating.

[@cjamonwilliams]

It will take a decade to recover.. Time and Pressure

[@bobbaughn853]

You can be your own news station. You did an awesome job on this. THANK YOU

[@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT]

Nice overview of the damage! And all this resulted from the owners not wanting to spend $83,000, years ago, in the maintenance required! It's their fault, as well as the fault of the authorities that should have forced them, but looked the other way. As usual, it will translate to: no one will be indicted! This collusion between authorities and big businesses, is the source of all major problems today! With the people being constantly abused from both sides.

[@eyecan8]

Beautiful day! And I appreciate your content. Its was done with care & professionalism. Benevolent outcomes to all who have been touch by this!🙋🏾‍♀️💜

[@markn.reprisal9472]

Somebody's head's going to roll...especially after the Oroville, California Dam Lesson. The Governor has the most access to all the experts on the subject. As an *Organizer,* and *Leader* ...she's completely *failed.*

[@dwsheffer]

Save it Mark......these dams were deemed unsafe well before she took office ONE year ago....

[@Garth2011]

In Government, no one is responsible or has any risk for these kinds of things. In fact, zero risk. That's why stuff happens and no one is in jail.

[@dh-1399]

This video is your resume. Very well done and our thoughts and prayers are with the people of the Sanford area.

[@walidzein1]

Some people were saying that they knew the dam was about to fail and they just let it happen

[@spiritmatter1553]

I wouldn't be surprised.

[@MK-lk7nc]

Yeah they did. The gov gave the guy running the dam tickets for years and eventually sued him because they knew there were inadequate spillways. So they sue him into selling the dam to the county, which was apparently in progress, and then the county decided that because they didn't know anything about running dams... they'd just hire the guy back on for maintenance. Same guy that just got thrown off for not getting the job done, they hired him right back. And the whole time the Wixom Lake home owners etc were just like 'we need more water in our lake! our property values are going down! put more water in there!'. Sadly kinda predictable what happened, and of course when the dam broke... none of their homes got leveled, they're homes are basically fine in comparison to everyone down stream from them.

[@lindam.4129]

@ that you governor? Your lying!!

[@maryjeannechessrown8482]

@@MK-lk7nc WOW! But TRUE!

[@jeffmech1]

Nicely done Jardan. This is something you will never see on network news. You stuck to the facts and showed what happened and kept emotions out of it althugh I am sure your heart was breaking. This is your HOME, these are people that you have know your whole life. Again, very, very well done.

[@majinvegeta6364]

Wow! The town looks like it was NUKED! Jesus, look out for the people of Midland county.

[@rachaelrichards3525]

Great edit. Best drone coverage. My prayers to all. Stay safe. Thank you for caring so much and taking the time. Appreciate you.

[@rjdalchow]

Great job dude. Today we find out the owners of the dam were sued by MI attorney general for wanting to lower the lake level last fall. The MI AG sued for environmental reasons-they were afraid the runoff left would be too little to sustain some stinking clams. This disaster is the direct responsibility of the Governor and her AG. Democrats ruin everything they touch.

[@mikeborsum2953]

None of that is true. The lake WAS lowered. It is lowered every winter. It has nothing to do with mussels or the governor.

[@frankgabry5509]

FINALLY thank you for seeing the light Demo-crats are & do opposite of their name. Evil is more like the golden truth when it comes to them. And they would steal all the gold away lying while doing it. Thank you for noticing

[@questor5189]

Excellent documentary Jordan. Keep up the good work. So sorry this happened to the many kind and hard working families of Edenville & Sanford.

[@charlesc.parker1164]

Out military should have been there and put temporary bridges in. This is the new norm. This is one of many that will fell and our government knows it.

[@jor604]

Charles C Parker These are privately owned Dams built for man made lakes. What does our tax dollars have to do with this????

[@moraglefevre2366]

Thank you for your video. It's hard for people to understand what happened without seeing it. I was one of the lucky ones; my home is on the high side of what used to be Sanford Lake. My heart breaks for everyone who hasn't been as lucky as my family and me.

[@AyoBrandoh]

Crazy those people paid to live on a lake and they have just a dock in dirt now.

[@judgement-4574]

Stay positive: the tide just went out, it’ll come back in!

[@kyle-mb1ij]

Well.... other people are now living right on the water.... for free :)

[@truckerj8717]

Yeah I was about to buy one of the beach houses there. This was my family's summer spot every year since I was a kid. I'm glad that I waited. I mean literally in the process of buying... This is nuts

[@38rockermom]

Up close and personal! Thanx for the birds eye view on the destruction this left behind. Thoughts and prayers for all that have lost so much.

[@huckfin1100]

They built the damn it got in Nature's Way and now you pay the price

[@alyssatyrrell3308]

Thank you for showing all of us all the devastation. Great footage of everything! Loved this video.

[@habibkooljab]

If I tried flying one of them drones it would have took off to never be found again.

[@kimberlyweihl9826]

Thank you for sharing this. We are in Midland, this is the first view I have seen of Sanford - the roads are still closed. Devastating blow to our community :(

[@sinndymorr6358]

Hope you stay safe and well. I have lived in Michigan for 49 years. My heart is breaking.

[@econodriver294]

The do nothing DEMS should go to jail...It's sickening...........

[@booklady4252]

Can we please step away from politics, because mother nature doesn't see race, religion or ,politic, we need to focus on people and how we can help one another.s

[@ShellymanStudios]

@@booklady4252 This is has to do with politics, this could've been prevented if they focus on infrastructure more!

[@tracygraves5282]

Jordan, Please keep us updated! Make daily videos if you can and I'll keep sharing with our fellow Michigander's! My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you trying to live through this tragic event.

[@icu9688]

I wonder what that DemocRAT governor Whitless did with the funds she was suppose to have for infrastructure repair and maintenance, hmmm, good question....

[@johncooper7663]

Dude, she hasn't been in office a year and change yet......following a 8 year Republican that caused the flint water crisis

[@maryjeannechessrown8482]

@@johncooper7663 YEA! She is a real Gem! Previous govenor ugh this one ugh again! I guess there are not any smart people in MIchigan!

[@abdulkayyumjusaab5531]

You really did a good job with the footage better than any news channel I've seen

[@markbrandau7907]

Very nice footage of a horrible disaster. Praying for all who lost it all.

[@geezersbassin2567]

Best drone video of the damages I've seen so far. So sorry for all the people affected by this.