The Nation : Flood Damage $10 Million

Flood damage in Flint, Mich., was estimated at more than $10 million after torrential rain collapsed basement walls and swallowed cars. City crews slogged through standing water and cleaned up debris left by the city’s worst flood. The rain, which was more than a foot high in some areas, flooded 10,000 homes, 20% of the city’s residences, said William Ewing, city water and sewers director. No serious injuries were reported. The flooding was caused by overloaded storm sewers, no longer able to maintain discharge into the swollen river or its tributaries because of the “once-in-a-hundred-years” rainfall, he said.