Southwest Detroit flooding cleanup underway
A week after a water main break flooded a Southwest Detroit neighborhood, crews have been working to clean up the mess and prepare to make repairs to homes impacted.
As water recedes, flood of work remains after southwest Detroit water main break
By late morning on the day after a water main break flooded southwest Detroit streets, causing evacuations and damage that officials promised to help repair, the river that flowed through was no more. What remained was the work.
Southwest Detroit water main break: 6 weeks to return to normal
We have contractors starting Monday that will begin to repair furnaces, hot water tanks and appliances and replacing them if need be," said Bryan Peckinpaugh, DWSD.
2nd, smaller water line break adds to crisis in southwest Detroit, more homes impacted
Crews were working to restore utilities and assess damages after a water main and secondary line break affected many homes in southwest Detroit.
Southwest Detroit homes flooded, families displaced by water main rupture
A 54-inch water main rupture flooded streets and several hundred homes in Southwest Detroit, displacing families and causing significant damage to homes and infrastructure.
Southwest Detroit residents say water main break 'was like a river going by'
Southwest Detroit residents were awakened by a flash flood in the middle of the night when a 54-inch water main burst.
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.
Southwest Detroit water main repairs - first houses getting sanitized
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department gave an update on the state of repairs Friday, five days after the massive water main break.
'Heartbreaking': SW Detroit residents deal with devastation of water main break, flood
It has been five days for residents of Southwest Detroit as officials have given a six week estimate before the entire 400 households impacted can return to normal.
Neighborhood displaced after massive water main break floods Detroit community
The city says that of the nearly 400 homes in the flood zone, 190 had basements flooded and 174 lost heat. City officials have offered hotel rooms to those affected.
Volunteers helping Southwest Detroit families impacted by water main break
As the recovery process from Monday's water main break in Southwest Detroit ramps up, volunteers are helping homeowners in ...
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Repairs and clean-up continues one week after water main break causes flooding in SW Detroit
This past weekend, a makeshift distribution center opened near the broken water main in Southwest Detroit, with volunteers bringing essential items closer to those in need.
Owners of southwest Detroit eateries adding Milwaukee Junction bar to portfolio
Thee owners of southwest Detroit’s Green Dot Stables and Johnny Noodle King are expanding their portfolio, the Kiesling to ...
Southwest Detroit residents frustrated with water main break response
More than 400 homes in Detroit are still suffering the impacts of a water main break that occurred nearly five days ago​, and ...
Streets of Southwest Detroit lined with dead, frozen cars after major flooding
As city crews continue inspecting homes and clearing ice after the major water main break in Southwest Detroit, residents are ...
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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 ...
Water main that broke in Southwest Detroit could take 2 weeks to be replaced
About 12 feet of pipe needs to be replaced in the aftermath of a water main break Monday in southwest Detroit.