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Uninsured costs from southwest Detroit water main break flood will be covered, mayor says
Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. As of the afternoon conference, 54 adults, 22 children, and 12 pets had been rescued after the “failure” of the water system, Duggan said.
Detroit water main break: The most-needed items you can donate to help flood victims
The affected area has just under 400 homes, and so far officials believe about 200 need to be restored, Duggan said. Officials from the city and the Great Lakes Water Authority have promised to pay for damages and restoration for what Duggan called the "failure" of the water system.
Mayor Mike Duggan tours water main break damage in Southwest Detroit
For some families impacted by the water main break in Southwest Detroit, they are still weeks away from moving back into their homes.
As water recedes, flood of work remains after southwest Detroit water main break
Nearby roads — which at least one neighbor said flooded again Tuesday morning but officials said was a brief part of the response work — were relatively clear except for mud, water, and salt. Then there was the massive hole filled to the brim with brown water at Rowan and Beard streets.
Detroit asking water main flood victims to sign a waiver. We had 2 lawyers take a look.
In the days after a water main break in southwest Detroit flooded homes and forced residents out on rafts, Jackie Muscat thought something was a little fishy with what she was being asked to sign: a liability waiver that had to be completed if she wanted city-sent contractors to fix her home.
Detroit crews are working to fix a broken water main that flooded dozens of homes
Crews are working to fix a large water main break that left dozens of people in a Detroit neighborhood without power and heat.
Southwest Detroit water main break: Here’s how many basements have been cleared so far
As crews continue to clear debris after the Southwest Detroit water main break, here's how many homes have been cleared so far and how long the cleanup process is expected to take.
Following water main break, Southwest Detroit needs more help
Likewise, organizations like Southwest Detroit Business Association, or SDBA, said on social media that Walmart has donated 40 pallets of supplies, from water to cleaning products to diapers. With an uncertain timeline of when residents will be able to return to their daily lives, Southwest residents are left hoping this is enough.
'Underwater robot': Detroit tech startup working to prevent next water main break
As hundreds continue to clean up following the devastating water main break in southwest Detroit, a local tech startup is looking at ways to prevent the next one.
Volunteers continue to support flood victims in Southwest Detroit
The pop-up is steps away from impacted homes. Families can put whatever supplies they need into a cart and roll it where it needs to go.
Great Lakes Water Authority hikes Metro Detroit water, sewerage wholesale rates
The Great Lakes Water Authority approved rate hikes of 5.9% for water and 4.5% for sewerage for dozens of Southeast Michigan ...
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Detroit Evening Report: Great Lakes Water Authority approves lower-than-expected rate hike
Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover new water rates, upcoming road closures, proposed legislation for transfer ...
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2nd, smaller water line break adds to crisis in southwest Detroit, more homes impacted
A secondary break in a 6-inch Detroit Water and Sewage Department line is affecting additional homes in southwest Detroit ...
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GLWA customers challenge water rate hike as costs spike by 5.9%: ‘Why now?’
Metro Detroit water systems face 5.9% water rate hike, 4.5% sewer increase, leading to concerns about affordability and ...
Officials set timeline to get SW Detroit families back in homes after flooding
Detroit officials set a minimum timeline for getting families displaced by flooding in southwest Detroit back in their homes ...
Detroit water line flood: 133 households in hotels, claim form is live
A hotline for shelter, support and damages is 313-774-5261 and 133 households stayed in hotels last night.
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Southwest Detroit flooding • Pontiac mom abandoned kids for years • Armed robber shot by donut shop worker
A water main break last week flooded a Southwest Detroit neighborhood, a Pontiac mom has been charged with three counts of child abuse for abandoning her kids in a home full of trash and feces for ...