From our media partners at WOOD TV:
MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — As Michigan lakes and other waterways continue their record rise, it’s not just the coastlines getting pounded. One neighborhood along Muskegon Lake is dealing with flooded streets and soaked basements.
John Ledsworth has, more or less, abandoned ship. The carpet in his boathouse on the south shore is soaked by Muskegon Lake, which has inched up to his front deck.
Fortunately for him, the damage has been minimal compared to others in the neighborhood.
“It’s inconvenient. It’s financially stressful. I know some people down the street … it’s 12, 14 inches in their basement,” Ledsworth said.
Fighting the floodwater is a losing battle. The ground is saturated, forcing the water through cracks in basement floors and foundations. Residents try to block it and pump it out.
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