Detroit city workers to help vulnerable residents clean flooded basements
23K claims received from Detroit residents
Updated:
July 13, 2021 7:33 pm
Detroit city workers to help vulnerable residents clean flooded basements
DETROIT – It has been almost twenty days since torrential rain hit Metro Detroit and flooded thousands of basements all across the region.
In Detroit some basements still have water and raw sewage in them and the city is now reaching out to help get those basements cleaned out.
“So because of the large volume of people, this will be an ongoing process that will take months. I don’t want to sugar coat and pretend that everyone will be done in a week,” said Palencia Mobley, deputy director and chief engineer of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department.
Detroit seeks disaster declaration amid flooding cleanup
July 8, 2021 GMT
DETROIT (AP) City crews and residents in Detroit are continuing the cleanup from last month’s rainstorm that left streets and hundreds of basements flooded.
In addition to getting basements cleared out and soggy debris removed from curbs, the city is seeking a disaster declaration from the federal government so homeowners can get financially reimbursed for losses due to flooding, Mayor Mike Duggan told reporters Thursday.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency paid out more than $80 million in losses following a storm and flooding in Detroit in 2014, Duggan said.
“The one this year is probably triple the size,” he said. “It is going to be an enormous amount of money, and our residents and a lot of the other communities’ residents suffered greatly.”
DWSD official talks flooding prevention, while explaining efforts city is making to divert rainfall
By Ingrid Kelley and FOX 2 Staff
Published
DETROIT (FOX 2) - On Tuesday Governor Gretchen Whitmer asked President Joe Biden to issue a disaster declaration for the state in an effort for more federal aid.
With more rain in the forecast, some victims of recent flooding are frustrated, like Detroit resident LaTonya Ballard. She and her family thought their flood prevention efforts were enough.
City of Detroit offers ways to prevent flooding during heavy rain events
Palencia Mobley, deputy director of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, has helpful directions to protect your home.
Credit Courtesy of Dan Austin
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department has received more than 24,000 claims of water damage from residents since the severe storms and floods that occurred on June 26.
5,400 of those claims are from households with senior citizens and those with disabilities. Those residents are eligible to have city crews come and clear debris from people s basements.
Another thousand residents are those who receive a poverty property tax exemption and are senior citizens, have children under ten, or have a disability. Those folks are eligible for more extensive cleanup from the city. The city expects to begin the cleanup process for these groups of people on Wednesday, July 14.
Law firm to file class-action lawsuit for flood damage against Detroit area water authorities
By FOX 2 Staff article
FOX 2 - Ven Johnson Law says it is preparing to file a class-action lawsuit in Wayne County Circuit Court for flooding in Metro Detroit from the June 26 torrential rain.
In a statement released Tuesday, the law firm says it has been retained by property owners in Detroit and Grosse Pointe to pursue damages against local water and sewer authorities. Among those named, including the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, which the city of Grosse Pointe Park blames for the flooding, the statement said.