Over 40,000 people at risk after two dams fail in US - VIDEO

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for one county after two dams failed in the area -- following heavy rains and flash floods across the country, Report says, citing ABC 17 News.

The footage shows how the water washes away everything in its path and deepens towards populated areas; 42 thousand people remain at risk and are evacuated from the city.

Flooding occurred due to strong winds.

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DAM BURST: Residents who live along two lakes and a river in Michigan urged to evacuate after dam fails following days of heavy flooding across parts of the Midwest.⁣ ⁣ Two schools were opened for evacuees in the Midland area, about 140 miles north of Detroit, after the breach of Edenville Dam, which holds back Wixom Lake.⁣ ⁣ Officials also were watching the Sanford Dam south of Edenville. The city of Midland, which includes the main plant of Dow Chemical, sits on the banks of the Tittabawassee River about 8 miles away from that dam.

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