Rising floodwaters displaced thousands of Michigan residents on Wednesday.<br />According to Reuters, the raging waters were unleashed by two dam failures.<br />The rising water submerged parts of the town of Midland and was spreading to a Dow Chemical Co plant in the city.<br />Parts of the small town of Midland are submerged under 5 feet of water.<br />Midland is a city of approximately 42,000 residents about 120 miles northwest of Detroit<br />.Officials confirm that floodwaters have been found to be “comingling with on-site containment ponds,” at the Dow plant.<br />Officials at the plant said in a statement that no employees had been hurt.
