In Michigan:

The owners and operators of two midMichigan dams that failed, forcing the evacuation of 11,000 people, are facing two lawsuits.

A class-action suit was filed Friday against Boyce Hydro and manager Lee Mueller, the Midland Daily News reported Saturday. Attorneys in the lawsuit say the flooding was preventable.

The other lawsuit also was filed Friday in federal court in Detroit.

The Tittabawassee River became engorged late Tuesday when the aging Edenville and Sanford dams failed after heavy rain. A number of homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed after the river crested Wednesday in Midland, about 140 miles north of Detroit.