In the southern United States, the state of Tennessee was hit by severe flooding after record rainfall. These bad weather caused many victims according to local media. According to the newspaper The Tennessean, relief operations continue this Sunday to find dozens of missing.
Thunderstorms caused the Tennessee River and its tributaries to overflow, causing torrents of water to wash away everything in their path. The Humphrey County Emergency Management Agency reports at least 16 deaths in the landslides. A curfew will come into effect from 8 p.m. to prevent potential looting.
Between 22 and 43 cm of rain in six hours
“Catastrophic flash flooding from heavy rains on Saturday severely affected Dickson, Hickman, Houston, and Humphreys counties, as well as the town of Waverly,” the Situational Management Agency said in a statement Sunday morning. Tennessee emergency.
“Between 22 and 43 centimeters of rain fell in this area of central Tennessee during a period of 6 hours Saturday morning,” and bad weather continued into the night, he added.
“Our prayers are with all residents of Tennessee affected by yesterday’s historic flooding,” state politician Mark Green tweeted on Sunday morning. “Ten lives have been lost” and many people “are still missing,” he said on the social network, before other victims were discovered.
