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Michigan Governor Vows Legal Action After Devastating Floods

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   Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the state will pursue "every
   line of legal recourse" against the owners of one of two dams that
   failed earlier this week, causing severe flooding in several
   communities.

   More than 10,000 residents in the central town of Midland were
   evacuated Wednesday as the Tittabawassee River overran its banks hours
   after the Edenville Dam, located 32 kilometers north, failed after
   several days of heavy seasonal rains.

   Officials say the Tittabawassee River crested just above 10 meters late
   Wednesday before receding from several areas.

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