We saved nothing : Midland homeowners still struggling 1 year after historic flood
and last updated 2021-05-21 11:21:55-04
MIDLAND, Mich. â The floodwater in Midland is gone, but many people are still left cleaning up the damage.
Thursday, local and state officials took the time to see just how far these communities have come since that historic flood just one year ago.
Many of those who lost everything in the flood are still waiting for financial relief.
Now, legal action is being taken to hold those responsible accountable. You know Kid Rockâs âsummertime in northern Michiganâ? I lived it, said Carl Hamann.
It's been a year since Wixom Lake was drained by a massive flood and two dam failures. For the people who called the lake home, they're still trying to figure out how to pick up the pieces.
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Attorney Ven Johnson joined affected residents for an update on litigation over the Edenville Dam in Midland County days before the one-year anniversary of its failure. The Edenville dam’s failure caused another dam to fail just two hours later, and damage was widespread.
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This week marks the one-year anniversary of the flood that swept through many mid-Michigan communities.
Many of the victims are involved in lawsuits against the state and Boyce Entities, who controlled the Edenville and Sanford Dams when they failed in May of last year. I had my pencil in my pocket and whatever I had on me and we went out, said Carl Hamann, resident.
A pencil is all Hamann had when he walked away from his home after watching water from the Sanford Dam failure rush towards him. If we wouldn t have left, we both would have died. Because the water level came up so fast that water was coming down at about 45 miles per hour, Hamann said.