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Pump failures fuel freeway flooding in metro Detroit; how did it happen?

Video Credit: WXYZ Detroit - Duration: 03:43s - Published
Pump failures fuel freeway flooding in metro Detroit; how did it happen?

Pump failures fuel freeway flooding in metro Detroit; how did it happen?

The Michigan Department of Transportation said the heavy rains we received over the weekend overwhelmed the pumping system designed to mitigate flooding.


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