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The Tennessee governor, Bill Lee, comforts Shirley Foster,

who has just learned a friend died in the flooding.

Photograph: Alan Poizner/AP

Tennessee floods sweep away homes and leave many missing – in pictures

A record-breaking deluge in Tennessee Saturday

caused flash flooding that swept away houses,

shattered lives and left at least 22 people dead.

In Waverly, one of the hardest hit towns, about 60 miles west of Nashville,

the local department of public safety posted a list of 25 people still missing

Agencies

G

Mon 23 Aug 2021 15.02 BST

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2021/aug/23/
tennessee-floods-missing-people-waverly-in-pictures

Flash floods in Maryland leaves main street underwater        G        27 May 22018

Flash floods in Maryland leaves main street underwater        Video        The Guardian        27 May 22018

Flood waters and heavy rain

has completely submerged

the main street of the historic Ellicott City

in Maryland.

Authorities were assessing the damage

after the flood waters swept away parked cars

on Sunday.

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcurid2rvHo

flash flooding / flash floods        USA

2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/17/
1038180240/texas-hones-solutions-to-keep-drivers-away-from-flash-floods

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2021/aug/23/
tennessee-floods-missing-people-waverly-in-pictures

https://www.gocomics.com/claybennett/2021/08/24

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/22/
us/tennessee-flash-flooding.html

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/08/
1025941135/heavy-rains-lead-to-flash-flooding-in-eastern-nebraska

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/20/
1008463142/life-threatening-flash-flooding-rises-in-claudettes-path

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/17/
913938750/sally-brings-widespread-flash-floods-to-inland-areas-after-causing-havoc-on-coas

https://apps.npr.org/ellicott-city/ - Nov. 2019

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/28/
614956451/flash-flood-tears-through-maryland-town-for-second-time-in-two-years

http://www.npr.org/2017/07/16/
537578413/at-least-8-people-dead-after-flash-flooding-in-rural-arizona

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/16/us/
utah-flash-floods.html

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/04/04/
397460621/in-kentucky-rescuers-scramble-to-reach-people-trapped-by-flash-floods

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