Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. As of the afternoon conference, 54 adults, 22 children, and 12 pets had been rescued after the “failure” of the water system, Duggan said.

It's been one week since the devastating water main break caused serious flooding in a Southwest Detroit neighborhood. Nearly 400 homes were impacted by the flooding that displaced hundreds of people, and cleanup efforts are still underway . Homeowners are still digging their cars out of ice and mud and clearing out basements of debris.