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No maps, no insurance: Michigan floods expose lack of information, preparation in rural areas

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By Tammy Webber Verified, M.k. Wildeman
| The Journal Gazette Verified
ONAWAY, Mich. – Tom and Diane Peterman tried to buy flood insurance when they moved to their retirement home on the shores of Black Lake 14 years ago but were told it wasn’t available. John Solum was told he wasn’t in a flood zone when his family bought a 1940s-era cabin there. Then came this spring’s historic and devastating floods across northern Michigan – in some areas, for the first time anyone can remember – swamping homes, pushing dams to the brink of failure and washing out roadways.
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No maps, no insurance: Michigan floods expose lack of information, preparation in many rural areas

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By Tammy Webber Verified, M.k. Wildeman
| The Eagle-Tribune Verified
ONAWAY, Mich. — Tom and Diane Peterman tried to buy flood insurance when they moved to their retirement home on the shores of Black Lake 14 years ago but were told it wasn’t available. John Solum was told he wasn’t in a flood zone when his family bought a 1940s-era cabin there. Then came this spring’s historic and devastating floods across northern Michigan — in some areas, for the first time anyone can remember — swamping homes, pushing dams to the brink of failure and washing out roadways.
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Recent Floods Show Michigan Residents are Vulnerable to Flood Insurance Gaps

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By Tammy Webber Verified, M.k. Wildeman
| Insurance Journal Verified
Tom and Diane Peterman tried to buy flood insurance when they moved to their retirement home on the shores of Black Lake 14 years ago but were told it wasn’t available. John Solum was told he wasn’t in a flood zone when his family bought a 1940s-era cabin there. Then came this spring’s historic and devastating floods across northern Michigan — in some areas, for the first time anyone can remember — swamping homes, pushing dams to the brink of failure and washing out roadways.
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