Detroit officials are vowing to cover all uninsured repairs to homes in a southwest Detroit neighborhood after a massive water main broke early Monday and caused such severe flooding that residents had to be rescued by boats, on the shoulders of firefighters and, in one instance, the scoop on a front-end loader.

Southwest Detroit residents deal with aftermath of water main break 02:53. Since early Monday morning, residents and emergency crews have been dealing with a severe water main bre

Inspections are being done in Southwest Detroit at the site of the large water main break where more than 400 residences were impacted.