Satellite imagery reveals massive scope of Midland, Mich., flood disaster

Torrential rains early this week proved too much for two major dams upstream of Midland, Michigan, a city of 40,000 people, to handle. On Tuesday, the Edenville dam collapsed while the downstream Sanford dam was overwhelmed, unleashing a gushing, record-setting surge of water into the city.

Ten thousand residents of Midland were told to evacuate after the Edenville dam failed and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) declared a state of emergency.