Banjir bendungan di Michigan soroti risiko infrastruktur AS yang menua

Banjir yang memecahkan rekor bulan lalu membuat sejumlah bendungan di Michigan utara hampir jebol, dengan air yang nyaris meluap melewati penghalang utama di salah satu kota. Peristiwa ini memicu kembali seruan untuk menangani bendungan-bendungan di negara itu yang sudah tua di tengah intensitas badai yang dipicu oleh perubahan iklim.

Banjir di seluruh Michigan utara bulan lalu membuat sungai-sungai meluap ke tingkat rekor. Di Bendungan Cheboygan, permukaan air mencapai 5 inci di bawah puncak bendungan pada 16 April, yang mendorong para pejabat untuk mempertimbangkan evakuasi. Di Bellaire, para pekerja menempatkan sekitar 1.000 kantong pasir di sekitar struktur yang berusia seabad itu untuk mencegah air meluap.

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