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Flooding Hits Parts of Midwest, With Evacuations in Michigan

Flooding Hits Parts of Midwest, With Evacuations in Michigan
The Chicago River overflowed its banks and flooded the Riverwalk after overnight showers and thunderstorms across the city, in Chicago, on May 18, 2020. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times/AP
The Associated Press
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5/19/2020|Updated: 5/19/2020

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.

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