Thousands flee Michigan flooding as Dow Chemicals plant under threat
21 May 2020 - 11:53
Midland — Rising floodwaters unleashed by two dam failures submerged parts of the central Michigan town of Midland on Wednesday, displacing thousands of residents and spreading into a Dow Chemical plant in the riverfront city.
By late morning, the company said, floodwaters were confirmed to be “co-mingling with on-site containment ponds” at the sprawling Dow plant, located just upstream from a Superfund hazardous waste cleanup site on the rain-swollen Tittabawassee River...
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