Photos and videos show the destruction after 2 dams collapsed in Michigan, threatening a town with 9 feet of flooding

• The Edenville and Sanford dams in central Michigan collapsed on Tuesday night, sending flood waters into nearby towns.
• Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency and urged people to evacuate as up to nine feet of water threatened to hit Midland.
• Residents are taking shelter at high schools and a Midland family center as the National Weather Service holds a flash flood warning in place.
• Photos and videos of the region show powerful waters pouring through the dams, and floods covering city streets in Sanford and Midland.
• No injuries or deaths have been reported so far, but the extent of damage from the floods remains unknown.

Two dams collapsed in central Michigan on Tuesday, forcing thousands of people to evacuate as up to nine feet of water threatened one town.

The Edenville Dam collapsed on Tuesday afternoon amid heavy rainfall, causing the downstream Sanford Dam on the Tittabawassee River to fail, leading to major flooding in Midland and Gladwin counties.

By Wednesday morning, streets in the towns around the Tittabawassee River were covered in feet of water, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency, and the National Weather Service had urged anyone near the Tittabawassee to seek higher ground as up to nine feet of water headed toward Midland.

The extent of the damage from the floods remains unclear, but about 3,500 homes and 10,000 people have been affected by evacuation notices, Mark Bone, chairman of the Midland County Board of Commissioners, told CNN.

No injuries or deaths have been reported so far, and many residents are taking shelter in high schools and a Midland family center as floodwaters pass through towns, including Midland and Sanford.

The Detroit and Pontiac branch of the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning until at least 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, but photos and videos of the region show the damage that has already been done.

Photos of the floods show chaotic scenes of roaring water swallowing cars and road signs.

Floodwaters knocked over power lines and overtook downtown streets.

Midland pilot Ryan Kaleto was flying over the Edenville Dam when it burst on Tuesday.

He shared video of the dam breaking with MLive, which shows waters pouring into Sanford Lake.

An aerial video of Midland shows multiple roads swamped with water.

Other people shared videos of what the flooding looked like from the ground.

"You gotta uproot and go amid everything else going on this year. This is pretty unreal," resident Ryan Brethour told local CBS affiliate WMEM.