US governor compares Detroit floods to vacation home damage

Twitter users mock Governor Rick Snyder with #JustLikeTheDetroitFlood.

Storified by The Stream· Fri, Aug 15 2014 17:20:36

My basement sink overflowed onto the floor one time, Gov. Snyder #JustLikeTheDetroitFloodChris Savage

Had to throw out a perfectly good smoking jacket that accidentally got wet in the rain. Kept thinking "This is #JustLikeTheDetroitFlood "Chris Savage

Others on Twitter joined in, mocking the privilege of worrying about a vacation home.

My butler spilled a whole bottle of Evian at my mansion... or was it the lake house or was it the hunting lodge? #JustLikeTheDetroitFloodNed Staebler

Sometimes the wind picks up a little and I get splashed on the deck of my yacht. #JustLikeTheDetroitFloodmolchase

I was swimming laps in my Olympic size pool when my Gucci goggles began to leak. #justlikethedetroitfloodKevin Shopshire

I once laughed at poor people and champagne shot out my nose #JustLikeTheDetroitFloodSam Inglot

Third home flooding is basically the same thing. Wait...no it's not. #onetermnerd #JustLikeTheDetroitFlood http://t.co/PVEf3eBa5G”Jenny Suidan

Snyder's political adversaries juxtaposed the governor's remarks with photos from the flood.

Snyder: I've Been Theremidemocraticparty

Mark Schauer, Snyder's opponent in an upcoming election, took the opportunity to criticise the governor.

Mark Schauer - Most people do not have a second or third... | FacebookMost people do not have a second or third home to turn to and many others have lost their primary means of transportation.

Though officials have yet to declare overall damage estimates, one suburb put the destruction cost at several hundred millions dollars. The floods also caused at least two deaths

Mon night. This is a freeway not a river. Our city finally declared a State of Emergency. #DetroitFlood pic: Joe Gall http://t.co/DEiII0DzVbSaladin Ahmed