LIST: Areas where residents must evacuate in mid-Michigan due to flooding after Edenville Dam breaks
Midland County dam breached
Amber Ainsworth
Water rushes through the Edenville Dam, Tuesday, May 19, 2020 in Edenville, Mich. People living along two mid-Michigan lakes and parts of a river have been evacuated following several days of heavy rain that produced flooding and put pressure on dams in the area. (Katy Kildee/Midland Daily News via AP) (Katy Kildee)
MIDLAND COUNTY, Mich. – Residents in mid-Michigan are evacuating Tuesday night after the Edenville Dam was breached.
Heavy rain and rising water caused the dam, which is in Midland County, to break.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a State of Emergency for the county in response to the flooding. She is expected to provide an update to the situation Tuesday night.