Flood waters have receded near a Kent County intersection that resulted in three vehicles being stuck Wednesday evening. But a portion of Division Avenue near 28th Street in Grand Rapids is still closed.
The water was so deep that not even tow trucks could get though to remove those cars at the time. But those stuck vehicles have since been removed from the road.
There are no reports of injuries.
Authorities say the water rose to about 3 feet in the area after a power outage caused a water pump to malfunction.
"I've never seen this. Not once. It's never been this deep," long-time neighborhood resident Roger Thompson told 24 Hour News 8 at the time. "Crazy. This is crazy. Look at that bus stop. That's ridiculous."
Kent County Emergency Management Director Jack Stewart warns drivers to not travel along flooded-over streets.
"When there's water on the road, do not drive through standing water because all you see if the top of it. You don't know how deep the water is and quite frankly you don't know if the road still exists. The road could be washed out with you not knowing it. Driving through it, you could have some serious problems," he explained.
"When there's water on the road, do not drive through standing water because all you see if the top of it. You don't know how deep the water is and quite frankly you don't know if the road still exists. The road could be washed out with you not knowing it. Driving through it, you could have some serious problems," he explained.
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