Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked President Donald Trump to declare a major disaster for flooding that started May 19 in Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Midland and Saginaw counties.

“Last month’s flooding and dam failures upended the lives of thousands of Michigan families and business owners at a time when we were just beginning to reopen our economy following weeks of working to mitigate the spread of COVID-19,” Whitmer said in a statement.