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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency Tuesday night for Midland County after both the Edenville and Sanford dams breached and urged immediate evacuations.
"If you have a family member or loved one who lives in another part of the state, go there now,".

Folks wanting to fug with Ma Nature need to do their homework first, but often do not.

Uhhhh....excuse me.

That dont sound much like social distancing to me Governor.

I thought it was Michigan Dems collapse. Time for new readers.

How high and dry are you Dan?
Could you deal with a 10ft surge?

They will probably run into road blocks and be asked to return home....

Does a mask on the end of a snorkel suffice given the gravity of the situation?

I thought it said "Michigan's Damn Collapse", referencing the economic woes from the lockdown. This is only water. It will recede.

We’re about 15mi further south than any of the hardest hit areas but lots of friends and a few relatives impacted. One close friend is 1/2mi below the first dam that broke. Still haven’t heard if their house is still there.

Flooding is pretty common this time of year, but this has been something else completely. Lot of damage happening and going to be a long cleanup process.

Gov changed her tune pretty quick on moving around the state if needed. I’m sure she’ll be up for her photo op in a few hours.

I feel sorry for the people of Midland. They didn't need this on top of all the other issues going on today. This will be devastating for hundreds, more likely thousands, but at least the campfire will get a laugh over it. Some sick bastards here.

hard to understand why people chose to live in flood prone areas.... Then they come crying to the govt for help when their homes get wet!

Figure it out, idiot.

So which is more dangerous the Rona or the flooding? Does a scuba mask count?

You are a major baby beans, wow.

Ole Leroy gets ready for bridge club every day by virtue signaling first.

She needs some attention.

Damn, a whole lot of folks fuqked by this some probably lost everything.

Prayers for those affected.

Maybe they are idiots? Not like there is a shortage of space in these united states...

They live by a river. The dams burst and now the river is a lake!! Get it?

Hope everyone get to high ground

In a previous post I mentioned that flooding is an annual spring event in this watershed and every year it’s handled very well by the residents and businesses. This is being called a 500yr-type event based on the water levels achieved and it’s the result of two dams breaking which have never broken before. If they hold, no one is affected just like every spring.

And of the hundreds of people that I personally know up and down the river, nobody is crying for the government to save them.

With the numbers of rivers in the US susceptible to flooding like this at some point in their history, you’re suggesting we not live within 20mi of them to avoid a once-every-half-millennia scenario? Curious where your nearest river is.