WEST BLOOMFIELD (AP) — More Central Michigan riverside residents evacuated their homes Friday after being overwhelmed by flooding from two failed dams that submerged communities further upstream earlier this week, authorities said.

About a dozen people who live near the Tittabawassee River in Spaulding Township have evacuated, but some in the community refused to leave their homes despite warnings, Fire Chief Tom Fortier said Friday morning.

Fields and roads were under several feet of water, resembling wide, shallow lakes. Water stood 2 to 3 feet (0.6 to 1 meter) deep in some houses where the owners decided to stick out the flooding, Fortier said.

The Tittabawassee became engorged late Tuesday when the aging Edenville and Sanford dams failed after heavy rain. The river crested Wednesday in Midland — about 20 miles (32 kilometers) upstream from Spaulding Township — leaving the small city and surrounding areas under several feet of water and forcing about 11,000 people to evacuate their homes.

A number of homes in Midland were damaged, but no injuries or fatalities were reported. Officials were not keeping track of how many people have returned home.

“We’ve cleared all to return if they are able to do so safely,” Selina Tisdale, a spokeswoman for Midland, said Friday.