{"id":328761,"date":"2021-08-22T11:31:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T08:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tennessee-flash-floods-kill-at-least-10-people-dozens-missing\/"},"modified":"2021-08-22T11:31:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T08:31:21","slug":"tennessee-flash-floods-kill-at-least-10-people-dozens-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tennessee-flash-floods-kill-at-least-10-people-dozens-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tennessee flash floods kill at least 10 people, dozens missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Tennessee flash floods kill at least 10 people, dozens missing<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Catastrophic flooding in Middle Tennessee left at least ten people dead and dozens missing Saturday as record-shattering rainfall washed away homes and rural roads, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Business owner Kansas Klein watched in horror from a bridge Saturday morning as cars and entire houses were swept down a road in Waverly, a town of about 4,500 people that Klein, 48, has called home for more than half his life. Two girls who were holding on to a puppy and clinging to a wooden board swept past, far too fast for Klein and other onlookers to go down and grab hold of them.<\/p>\n<p>After being told by authorities to go back, Klein returned a couple hours later, shocked that the floodwaters had almost entirely receded and aghast at the destruction that was left behind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was amazing how quick it came and how quick it left,\u201d Klein said.<\/p>\n<p>Klein said his restaurant, a decade-old New York-style pizzeria, was still standing, but the morning deluge of between 10 and 12 inches of rain in Humphreys County had caused floodwaters to reach 7 feet inside the eatery, rendering it a total loss.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Flooding_2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"An estimated total of 8-10 inches of rain flooded parts of Middle Tennessee, according to the National Weather Service Nashville.\" class=\"wp-image-19207502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Flooding_2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Flooding_2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Flooding_2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>An estimated total of 8-10 inches of rain flooded parts of Middle Tennessee, according to the National Weather Service Nashville.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The Tennessean via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After leaving his restaurant, Klein walked to the nearby public housing homes and heard yelling. A man had just recovered a baby\u2019s body from one of the homes. Other bodies would soon follow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking at my restaurant, thinking how horrible it was that I lost my restaurant and then I walk around the corner and see someone\u2019s baby dead \u2014 my restaurant doesn\u2019t mean a whole lot right now,\u201d Klein told the Associated Press in a phone interview Saturday night, still in shock as he watched a local <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> channel air footage he had recorded on his phone hours ago.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Flooding_3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A driveway is washed away by flooding following heavy rainfall in McEwen, Tenn. on August 21, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-19207505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Flooding_3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Flooding_3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Flooding_3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A driveway is washed away by flooding following heavy rainfall in McEwen, Tenn. on August 21, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The Tennessean via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The low-income homes \u2014 dozens of block buildings known as Brookside \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to have borne the brunt of the flash flood, Klein said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was devastating: buildings were knocked down, half of them were destroyed,\u201d Klein said. \u201cPeople were pulling out bodies of people who had drowned and didn\u2019t make it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis told news outlets more than 30 people have been reported missing. It was not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely clear how many had lived at Brookside, located about 60 miles west of Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the bodies recovered were toddlers who had been swept away from their father, Davis <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsmv.com\/news\/10-dead-31-missing-in-humphreys-county-after-flooding\/article_689d392e-0284-11ec-ba89-1b9c71c8eea9.html\">told\u00a0WSMV-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Flooding_4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Local police have reported that at least 30 people are missing as a result of the floods.\" class=\"wp-image-19207510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Flooding_4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Flooding_4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Flooding_4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Local police have reported that at least 30 people are missing as a result of the floods.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The Tennessean via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Waverly couple Cindy Dunn, 48, and her husband Jimmy, 49, were rescued from their attic by a crew who used a bulldozer to reach them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHell. That\u2019s what we had to go through,\u201d Cindy Dunn <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/news\/2021\/08\/21\/middle-tennessee-nashville-weather-water-rescues-and-flooding\/8227162002\/\">told\u00a0The Tennessean<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She said her husband woke her up Saturday, telling her that floodwaters had pushed her car to their backyard. Eventually the water in their house rose to at least 6 feet (1.8 meters) high, forcing them to the attic. Dunn said the rooftop wasn\u2019t an option.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy husband is dealing with cancer. He\u2019s going through chemotherapy. And I am an amputee. So there was no going anywhere besides the attic,\u201d Dunn said.<\/p>\n<p>Dunn said their home and neighboring houses \u201care gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just to the east of Waverly, the town of McEwen was pummeled with about 17 inches of rain in less than a day, prompting water rescues, road closures, and communications disruptions. That rainfall total smashed the state\u2019s 24-hour record of 13.6 inches from 1982, according to the National Weather Service Nashville, though Saturday\u2019s numbers would have to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovBillLee\/status\/1429135579963330571?s=20\">tweeted on Saturday<\/a>, \u201cTennesseans, please stay cautious of rising floodwaters caused by heavy rainfall in parts of Middle TN. We are actively working with emergency response officials &amp; first responders as they support Tennesseans in flooded areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency activated its emergency operations center and said agencies that include the Tennessee National Guard, the state Highway Patrol, and Fire Mutual Aid were responding to the flooding. In a bulletin, TEMA called the situation \u201cdangerous and evolving\u201d and urged people to avoid <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> in the affected counties.<\/p>\n<p>Klein isn\u2019t sure for what the future holds for his family or his town.<\/p>\n<p>He also isn\u2019t sure what happened to the two girls and the puppy he witnessed who had been clinging on to the board. He heard that a girl and a puppy had been rescued downstream, and that the other girl was also saved, but he wasn\u2019t sure it was them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the third 100-hundred year flood that we\u2019ve had in about 10 years,\u201d referencing 2010 and 2019 floods. \u201cBut this is 100 times worse than either one of them was. \u2026 The last report I saw was there were 31 missing. 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