The Tennessee flooding have left devastation in their wake, with at least 22 people killed and another 20 missing.
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According to reports, some individuals were stranded in their homes with water up to their necks.
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Hundreds of homes may be rendered uninhabitable
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The flooding also destroyed roads, cellphone towers, and telephone cables.
TENNESSEE – NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – After record-breaking downpours brought flooding over portions of the state, at least 22 people killed and another 20 were missing Sunday afternoon.
According to surviving relatives, twin babies who swept from their father’s arms were among those slain.
Hundreds of homes may be uninhabitable, said Grey Collier, public relations officer for the Humphreys County Emergency Management Agency. Roads, mobile towers, and telephone cables were all damaged by the flooding.
According to meteorologists, the hardest-hit areas received twice as much rain as the previous worst-case scenario for flooding in Middle Tennessee.
The Associated Press reported that a low-income housing complex known as Brookside was extensively destroyed in the storms, according to Kansas Klein, a business owner in nearby Waverly.
Klein remarked, “It was devastating: buildings were knocked down, half of them were destroyed.” “People were hauling bodies out of the water who had drowned and died.”
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Gov. Bill Lee, as well as U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty, flew into the county by helicopter on Sunday to assess the damage.
On a car excursion, Lee exclaimed, “Goodness gracious,” as he witnessed homes being lifted off their foundations and transported into neighbors’ yards.
A state-record 17 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours in McEwen, Tennessee, 60 miles west of Nashville. Waverly, approximately 10 miles west, received nearly 15 inches of rain, turning the rivers behind homes and through downtown into raging rapids.
‘I was afraid I was going to drown with my kid,’ says the mother.
As the number of missing people decreased from a high of roughly 50 on Sunday, survivors’ stories began to emerge.
After their Waverly home’s water level climbed to 6 feet, Cindy and Jimmy Dunn took refuge in their attic. After several hours, they rescued when a bulldozer crew brought a bucket to their window.
“One minute my husband was (viewing TV news), and the next minute we didn’t have a garage,” Cindy Dunn, 48, said.
Anthony Yates, 30, left his home for his Waffle House shift on Saturday morning. Waverly was being pelted by heavy raindrops as early as 5:15 a.m. Vanessa, his wife, and their baby were in danger four hours later.
As water rose in their home, Vanessa Yates, 28, placed her infant, Coralai, on top of a kitchen cabinet. She stayed on the counter for a while, but the water soon reached her ankles. And She made a hole in the kitchen window, hoping that if they were rescued, they’d be able to flee quickly.
also, She remarked, “I felt I was going to drown with my baby.” “I had no idea what to do.”
The mother sang “Where Are You Going Little Bird,” a song she recited throughout her pregnancy, as the 4-month-old girl wailed. Vanessa Yates’ brother paddled to her aid and waved down a boat in the process. She and Coralai made it out unscathed.
But she had no idea where her husband was or if he was still alive. Cellphone reception was problematic due to a storm-related power outage.
Every road into Waverly Anthony Yates tried closed, flooded, or swept away as he exited the Waffle House. He abandoned his car and went back to his house along the train lines, unknowing that his family had already been evacuated. When he arrived, he discovered Lily, their dog, clinging to a floating couch.
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In one morning, around a fourth of the annual rainfall fell.
According to the National Weather Service, eight to fifteen inches of rain fell throughout Houston, Humphreys, Dickson, and Hickman counties.
On Saturday morning, the area received “approximately 20%-25% of the yearly rainfall amount that this area sees in a year,” according to National Weather Service meteorologist Krissy Hurley.
From a bridge on Saturday morning, Klein watched as homes and cars washed down a road. Two girls, clutching a puppy and clinging to a wooden board, were sped by Klein and other onlookers, who were unable to bring them to safety.
The floodwaters had receded after several hours, but the damage was extensive, according to Klein.
Klein stated, “It was remarkable how quickly it arrived and how quickly it vanished.” “I’m reflecting on how awful it was to lose my restaurant. Then I turned the corner and found someone’s baby had died. Right now, my restaurant doesn’t mean much. “
‘Never seen anything this awful,’ says one witness. At least two people are dead and 17 are missing in a North Carolina county inundated by Hurricane Fred.
After discovering two bodies Saturday in Haywood County, North Carolina, the death toll from flooding caused by Tropical Storm Fred last week climbed to four. Authorities said heavy equipment teams sent in to clean up the rubble.
Sheriff Greg Christopher said, “We have homes that entirely wrecked and off their foundations,
mobile homes that have been shifted, and mobile home parks that I would term utterly decimated.”
The Tennessean’s Keith Sharon, Brinley Hineman, Cassandra Stephenson, Yue Stella Yu, and Chris Gadd; The Associated Press’ Keith Sharon, Brinley Hineman, Cassandra Stephenson, Yue Stella Yu, and Chris Gadd contributed.
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Devastating scenes of ruin with at least 22 dead, about 20 missing in Tennessee flooding
