A man was found dead in Wisconsin and a disaster has been declared in Michigan after flooding swamped the Upper Midwest over the weekend.
The Ashland County Sheriff's Office said Monday that the 75-year-old man, whose identity has not been released, was found some 60 feet from his truck in a flooded ditch near the White River on Sunday, the Associated Press reported. They confirmed that the death was flood-related but did not release additional details.
Monday Gov. Rick Snyder declared a disaster for the Houghton and Menominee counties after both were struck by flooding that created widespread damage.
“I appreciate the dedication of our state and local emergency response teams and volunteers who have been working diligently to protect the public health and safety of our residents affected by this severe flooding,” Snyder wrote in the statement released by his office. “This declaration will ensure additional state resources are available so that damages can be repaired as quickly as possible.”
Dozens of sinkholes and washed out roads were reported Sunday as flash flooding triggered by heavy rainfall swamped several towns from northern Minnesota and Wisconsin to Upper Michigan.
"The majority of us can't even get home. Roads are collapsed. Bridges are collapsed. Roads are covered in water. Whatever roads aren't collapsed it depends on how heavy of a vehicle you drive whether or not you are able to drive on those roads," Chassell, Michigan, resident Tom Cowell told the AP. "This is a pretty wild experience that we are having here."
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