Detroit, flood victims and water main break

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.
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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.
Elderly residents frustrated with city of Detroit's communication after water main break, flooding
In the one week since a water main break flooded more than 400 homes in southwest Detroit, many residents are still struggling to figure out what to do next.
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.
Floods and frozen cars: Photos show aftermath of water main break in Detroit
Dozens of City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department workers work around a large hole in Southwest Detroit on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. The hole was created when a 54-inch transmission line burst early Monday morning, flooding 150 to 200 homes near Beard and Rowan streets.
Community support builds for residents impacted by flooding in Southwest Detroit
It's been one week since the devastating water main break caused serious flooding in a Southwest Detroit neighborhood. Nearly 400 homes were impacted by the flooding that displaced hundreds of people, and cleanup efforts are still underway . Homeowners are still digging their cars out of ice and mud and clearing out basements of debris.
After massive main break flooding, a stream of help emerges in southwest Detroit
Hundreds of volunteers have sprung into action as southwest Detroit residents recover from the icy flood that deluged their homes and streets Feb. 17.
Southwest Detroit Business Association helping water main break victims
The business association is continuing its work with boots on the ground to ensure residents affected by the devastating water break are getting back on their feet.
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.
Officials set timeline to get SW Detroit families back in homes after main break leads to flooding
Detroit officials set a minimum timeline for getting families displaced by flooding in southwest Detroit back in their homes.
Detroit flooding 1-week later: Multi-week timetable for repairs, community comes together
Piles of water-damaged appliances, trashed beds, soaked clothes, and more line the streets of Southwest Detroit after a neighborhood with hundreds of homes was flooded last week. Seven days ago, ...
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Southwest Detroit streets, basements flood due to water main break
An early morning break in a steel pipe made in the 1930s caused flooding and evacuations in southwest Detroit. Shortly ...
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Detroit crews are working to fix a broken water main that flooded dozens of homes
The basement of Claudia Ortiz is in shambles Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025 after a recent water main break caused flooding in Detroit. Credit: AP/Paul Sancya The waters receded later Monday morning ...
Mayor Duggn speaks on progress of the repairs in SW Detroit
Mayor Mike Duggan speaks, with Detroit Water and Sewerage Department’s Gary Brown and Great Lakes Water Authority’s Tom King, on the progress of repairs to SW Detroit homes after flooding.
Cleanup slow going after Detroit flooding
Piles of water-damaged appliances, trashed beds, soaked clothes, and more line the streets of Southwest Detroit after a ...
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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 ...