Thousands are displaced in Michigan as residents cope with the catastrophic dam breeches Tuesday.
As if dealing with rising floodwaters wasn’t bad enough, now there’s something else to contend with.
The Dow Chemical Company says the floodwaters have mixed with its containment ponds at its plant in Midland.
It’s not clear exactly what chemicals were in the ponds, and any potential hazards are not known, but the company has activated its local emergency operations center.
Meanwhile, at least 10-thousand people have been ordered to evacuate.
Source:New York Times

Thousands are displaced in Michigan as residents copewith the catastrophic dam breeches Tuesday.As if dealing with rising floodwaters wasn’t bad enough, now there’s something else to contend with. The Dow Chemical Company says the floodwaters have mixed with its containment ponds at its plant in Midland.

It’s not clear exactly what chemicals were in the ponds, and so far any potential hazards are not known, but the company has activated its local emergency operations center and partnered with the U.S. Coast Guard to activate emergency plans.

Meanwhile, at least 10-thousand people have been ordered to evacuate. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has issued an emergency declaration in connection to the floods, which she says are being described as a "500-year event."

Speaking of “events,” the executive order enacted on Monday by Governor Whitmer banning non-essential visits, including tours, at manufacturing plants...to Ford's Rawsonville manufacturing plant today, which has been making ventilators to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, Whitmer's communications director says while the President's visit is contrary to the executive order, "this is an opportunity to showcase how important Michigan is to the response to COVID-19 and rebuilding our nation's economy." Trump says he’ll consider wearing a face mask during his visit to the plant.
ONE MORE THING!In case you've ever wondered what it looks like when a dam fails, one Michigander had his camera rolling when one of the affected dams breached on Tuesday. See it to the right.

Source:New York Times

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