State of emergency declared after 2 mid-Michigan dams breached

Описание: Thousands of residents in Midland County are being forced to evacuate after the Edenville and Sanford dams breached Tuesday.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for the county and urged residents of Edenville and Sanford to evacuate and get somewhere safe as soon as possible.

"This is serious and it is time for people to take action and evacuate," Whitmer said. "We still need thousands of people to take this action."

The city of Midland, which includes the main plant of Dow Chemical, sits on the banks of the Tittabawassee River about 8 miles away from the Edenville dam. Midland, the village of Sanford and Dow Chemical have already evacuated, and the state is working to get residents out of Tittabawassee, Thomas and Saginaw townships.

"In the next 12 to 15 hours, downtown Midland could be under approximately nine feet of water," Whitmer said. "We are anticipating an historic high water level."

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