DETROIT (AP) — Steady rain drenched the Detroit area Friday, flooding highways and raising the anxiety of frustrated residents whose homes filled with water again exactly three weeks after thousands of basements were wrecked by sewage from a tremendous storm. A downtown ramp to M-10, known as the Lodge Freeway, was below water and closed, while sections of Interstate 94 in Detroit and suburbs were also flooded for hours. “When will this end?” Chelsea Parr said on a Facebook page for Grosse Pointe Farms residents. In the Detroit area, some highways are below ground level, making them vulnerable in any long rain event. Thousands of basements in Detroit and some suburbs were swamped with water and sewage when more than 6 inches (15 centimeters) fell in just a few hours.

Source: thestar July 16, 2021 17:15 UTC