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Southwest Detroiters Unite to Support Neighbors

Volunteers Distributing Supplies to Residents with Homes Damaged by Massive Water Main Break

EL CENTRAL by EL CENTRAL
February 27, 2025
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Just over a week ago, a break in a huge water transmission line early in the  morning of Monday, February 17 led to the sudden flooding over roughly a square mile of a dense Southwest Detroit neighborhood damaging nearly 400 homes. Few disasters in the City’s history can compare to the extent of the damage and the costs of making the residents whole. 

On Tuesday, Mayor Duggan visited with volunteers at the Community Outreach PopUp Center on his visit to the area affected by the water main break
On Tuesday, Mayor Duggan visited with volunteers at the Community Outreach PopUp Center on his visit to the area affected by the water main break

In the days that have followed, the City of Detroit and the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) have stepped up to own the problem and its resolution. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has repeatedly reassured the residents in the affected area that the City and GLWA will take responsibility for the massive and unprecedented infrastructure failure and the clean up and repairs to all the houses damaged by the flooding.

At the same time, nonprofit agencies across Southwest Detroit have rallied to organize volunteers and the collection of supplies including food, clothes and cleaning supplies to help with the clean-up. Not to be outdone, individual neighbors and block clubs have sprung into action to set up their own assistance centers near ground zero of the flooding at Green and Lisbon Streets. 

On a visit to the site of the water main break this past Tuesday, Mayor Mike Duggan briefed the community and the press on the progress being made to get residents back into their homes as soon as possible. He outlined six steps in the process, including home inspections, clean-up of debris, sanitation of home interiors, replacement of damaged appliances such as hot water heaters and furnaces, final inspections with families, and moving families back into their homes.

Volunteers from the American Red Cross and LA SED are distributing much needed supplies at the LA SED Senior and Youth Center, only blocks from the affected area
Volunteers from the American Red Cross and LA SED are distributing much needed supplies at the LA SED Senior and Youth Center, only blocks from the affected area

GLWA officials predict the 54” water main will be fully repaired by the end of the first week of March. Meanwhile, the Mayor and City officials maintain that the affected residents should all be back in their sanitized and repaired homes by the end of March (six weeks from the time of the flooding).

Below you will find some resources that are available to residents in the affected area as well as ways that supporters can still drop off donations or make a monetary donation to support the residents as they recover from the disaster.

Southwest Water Main Break Fund

Funding Aid and Support to Families during a Neighborhood Flood Crisis

The Southwest Water Main Break Fund supports families who live in the immediate flood zone through the purchase of grocery cards, uber rides, underwear essentials, cleaning supplies and other needs families identify. Partnering organizations include and are not limited to: Urban Neighborhood Initiatives, Congress of Communities, Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, Southwest Detroit Business Association, Detroiters Helping Detroiters and other community groups.  To make a secure online donation, visit https://www.flipcause.com/secure/donate/MjI4NDE1

Los habitantes del suroeste de Detroit se unen para apoyar a sus vecinos

Voluntarios distribuyen suministros a los residentes con casas dañadas por la rotura de la tubería principal de agua.

Hace poco más de una semana, se rompió una de las tuberías principales de agua, a primera hora de la mañana del lunes 17 de febrero y provocó una inundación repentina en aproximadamente una milla cuadrada, de un denso vecindario del suroeste de Detroit que dañó casi 400 casas. Pocos desastres en la historia de la ciudad pueden compararse con la magnitud de los daños y los costos de reparación de los residentes.

On Tuesday, Mayor Duggan visited with volunteers at the Community Outreach PopUp Center on his visit to the area affected by the water main break
On Tuesday, Mayor Duggan visited with volunteers at the Community Outreach PopUp Center on his visit to the area affected by the water main break

Posteriormente, la ciudad de Detroit y la Autoridad del Agua de los Grandes Lagos (GLWA) han dado un paso adelante para hacerse cargo del problema y solucionarlo. El alcalde de Detroit, Mike Duggan, ha asegurado repetidamente a los residentes de la zona afectada que la ciudad y la GLWA se harán responsables por la falla masiva y sin precedentes de la infraestructura, limpieza y reparación de todas las casas dañadas por la inundación.

Al mismo tiempo, las ONG en el suroeste de Detroit se han unido para organizar voluntarios y recolectar suministros, incluidos alimentos, ropa y artículos de limpieza, para ayudar con el saneamiento. Para no quedarse atrás, los vecinos y los clubes de barrio se han puesto en acción para establecer sus propios centros de asistencia cerca de la zona cero de la inundación, en las calles Green y Lisbon.

En una visita al lugar donde se rompió la tubería, el alcalde Mike Duggan informó a la comunidad y a la prensa sobre el progreso que se ha hecho para que los residentes regresen a sus hogares lo antes posible. Esbozó seis pasos en el proceso, que incluyen inspecciones de viviendas, limpieza de escombros, saneamiento del interior de las viviendas, reemplazo de electrodomésticos dañados como calentadores de agua y hornos, inspecciones finales con las familias y el regreso de las familias a sus hogares.

Volunteers from the American Red Cross and LA SED are distributing much needed supplies at the LA SED Senior and Youth Center, only blocks from the affected area
Volunteers from the American Red Cross and LA SED are distributing much needed supplies at the LA SED Senior and Youth Center, only blocks from the affected area

Los funcionarios de GLWA predicen que la tubería principal de agua de 54″ estará completamente reparada para finales de la primera semana de marzo. Mientras tanto, el alcalde y los funcionarios de la ciudad sostienen que los residentes afectados deberían estar de regreso en sus hogares desinfectados y reparados a fines de marzo (seis semanas después de la inundación).

Abajo encontrará algunos recursos disponibles para los residentes en el área afectada, así como formas en que se podrían hacer donaciones de suplementos o en efectivo, para apoyar a los residentes mientras se recuperan del desastre.

Traducción Carmen Elena Luna

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