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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
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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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