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Sanford Lake Flooded amidst COVID-19 Pandemic, 10,000 people evacuated.

Title (Dublin Core)

Sanford Lake Flooded amidst COVID-19 Pandemic, 10,000 people evacuated.

Description (Dublin Core)

I’m having a hard time putting into words what I feel. My mom lives on Sanford lake in the house that belonged to my grandparents. After excessive rain, the three dams that regulate the Tittabawassee River broke one by one. The lake level rose, and flooded homes and roads. The city of Midland also flooded. My mom, brother, and uncle evacuated. Initially, my mom went to the designated shelter- Meridian Highschool. But my brother called her and said it was a bad idea because it was upriver from her home, probably would flood too, and there’s COVID-19, so being packed in a highs school with a bunch of people isn’t the safest place to be. She ended up going to my brother’s in Midland, which was not part of the flood zone. This morning her house is completely flooded.

Date (Dublin Core)

May 20, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Michael Kole

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Katy Kole de Peralta

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Emotion
English Environment & Landscape
English Home & Family Life

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

mother
Sanford Lake
evacuation
Tittabawassee River
dam
flooding
Midland
Meridian High School
brother
shelter

Collection (Dublin Core)

Environment

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Kathleen Kole de Peralta Biography Sheet

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

05/20/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

03/30/2021
06/21/2022

Accrual Method (Dublin Core)

4682

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Covid 19

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