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Nearly 300 Detroit residents forced out of homes after water line break
It could be six weeks before many can return, a city water official said. Subfreezing temperatures may have contributed to the break.
'This was a failure,' mayor responds to water main break in southwest Detroit
Detroit officials are vowing to cover all uninsured repairs to homes in a southwest Detroit neighborhood after a massive water main broke early Monday and caused such severe flooding that residents had to be rescued by boats, on the shoulders of firefighters and, in one instance, the scoop on a front-end loader.
After water main break, officials say homes in Detroit’s Southwest will get repairs covered
Residents of Detroit’s Southwest neighborhood are facing flooded streets, basements, and possibly lengthy stays in temporary shelters after a 54-inch water transmission main broke early Monday morning.
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.
Who will pay for repairs from massive Detroit water main break flooding?
Duggan said, "This was a failure of the water main system, and the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and GLWA are going to repair the damage and pay for your loss as a result of this."
Detroit to help homeowners pay for damages after major water main break
The city of Detroit has promised to help residents pay for damages after a major water main break submerged several Detroit streets in water on Monday. Dozens of people were evacuated from their homes – including some carried by bulldozer – after a 54-inch water transmission main broke at Beard Street and Rowan Street early Monday morning,
Uninsured costs from southwest Detroit water main break flood will be covered, mayor says
Officials will pay for uninsured damage related to flooding that overtook a portion of southwest Detroit after a water main break Monday morning, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced at an afternoon news conference.

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Detroit mayor praises responders in massive flooding: 'The people of this city are just remarkable'
After Monday's burst water main flooded southwest Detroit, Mayor Mike Duggan is quick to thank the people who jumped in to ...
How Detroit's new bus chief plans to earn riders' trust
Robert Cramer took over the Detroit Department of Transportation in early January. He said his top goal is to create a safe ...
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Mayor & chief speak after 2 kids found dead inside vehicle in Detroit casino parking garage
Two children were found dead inside a vehicle at the Hollywood Casino Hotel parking lot in downtown Detroit Monday afternoon, ...
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2 homeless children freeze to death while sleeping in van with family in Detroit: police
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said Tuesday that the mother reached out to the city's homeless response team at least three times, most recently in November. "In the course of that conversation, there ...
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Detroit mayor's race sit-down: Fred Durhal
If City Council member Fred Durhal III becomes mayor, he wants a "Main Street" in every district. The big picture: This is ...
Mary Sheffield files signature petitions in bid to become Detroit's next mayor
The Detroit City Council President submitted 1,200 signatures, double the requirement. "We need a mayor that will go above and beyond," she said.
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Detroit Lakes City Council approves issuing bonds to fund $9.8 million water tower project
Vice Mayor Ron Zeman was also presented with a $20,000 check from the Disabled American Veterans for the construction of a ...