Shocking drone footage has captured the damage caused by a storm in Michigan that left up to 400,000 homes without power.
A house was completely split in two after huge trees fell directly on it, destroying the roof and walls.
The extraordinary sight shows furniture scattered across the front of the house, a mattress hanging precariously from the second floor and parts of the house’s structure dangling in the rubble.
“Luckily, it was unoccupied,” drone operator Nate said. Nates Dronegraphysaying.
Shocking drone footage captured the damage caused by a Michigan storm that left 400,000 people without power
A house was completely split in two after huge trees fell directly on it, destroying the roof and walls.
The extraordinary sight shows furniture scattered across the front of the house, a mattress hanging precariously from the second floor and parts of the house’s structure dangling in the rubble.
The clip was captured on Wednesday, August 28, a day after intense storms hit Michigan, destroying power lines and damaging homes and cars in their wake.
Shocked locals questioned the quality of the construction, given the level of destruction.
“It doesn’t look like it was built to withstand anything,” one person said.
“Nowadays, quality craftsmanship… They definitely shouldn’t have gone down to ground level given the proximity of the tree to the house.”
Shocked locals questioned the quality of the construction, given the level of destruction.
The footage was captured on Wednesday, August 28, a day after intense storms hit Michigan, destroying power lines and damaging homes and cars in their wake.
Power went out in homes across two dozen counties Tuesday night, according to power outage.usAs of Wednesday, some 340,476 customers were still affected.
Most of the affected homes were connected to Detroit-based DTE Energy, prompting a strong backlash from customers.
Extraordinary video shows the storm destroying power lines and toppling trees as strong winds and heavy rain batter parts of the state.
Video captures the moment lightning strikes a highway, appearing almost directly above a motorist, while photos show cars crushed by trees that have fallen onto residential streets.
Nearly 400,000 people were left without power in Michigan amid extreme heat and severe storms
“Tuesday’s storm caused many power lines to fall in southeast Michigan,” the company said in a statement to X.
‘Nearly 800 additional contracted crews are on their way to Michigan to assist with restoration and restoration updates will be added to DTE’s outage map once they become available.’
Angry customers have raised questions about why it is taking so long to restore power.
One said, ‘You can’t take two fucking days to fix it, all our food is going to spoil and we won’t have air conditioning, you HAVE to do it faster.’
Others said it was ironic that DTE was still emailing customers their bills while they were experiencing a service outage.
Extraordinary videos show how the storm destroyed power lines and toppled trees as strong winds and heavy rain battered parts of the state.
‘Over 200,000 people have been without power for over 12 hours. WHY IS THE NUMBER NOT GOING DOWN? Our food is spoiled. People can’t work from home. There are no fans or air conditioning when it’s in the 80s and humid. Our pets are suffering.’
‘They charge each user a fee each month for a “power recovery fee” which is so that when there are outages they can fix it, at least that’s their explanation, so why am I without power for 5 hours?’
DTE acknowledged “how frustrating power outages can be, especially today when we all rely so heavily on electricity to live, work and play” and assured customers that crews are working tirelessly to restore power.
The region is facing an intense heat wave that is expected to last for several more days.
A video showed a transformer exploding in the distance.
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