Flooding Hits Parts of Midwest, With Evacuations in Michigan

Flooding Hits Parts of Midwest, With Evacuations in Michigan
Mark Musselman brings a chair to the front of his house from the back yard, wading through floodwater, Tuesday, May 19, 2020 in Edenville, Mich. Katy Kildee/Midland Daily News via AP
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EDENVILLE, Mich.—People living along two mid-Michigan lakes and parts of a river were evacuated on May 19 following several days of heavy rain that produced flooding and put pressure on dams in the area.

Two Midland-area schools were opened for evacuees, and more than 50 roads have been closed. The evacuations in Michigan followed days of heavy rains in parts of the Midwest that also brought flooding to Chicago and other parts of Illinois, as well as Ohio and other states.