The “Catastrophic” floods in the state of Tennessee have claimed the lives of at least 21 people, Authorities in the southern US state said Sunday that dozens of people were missing and investigations were continuing to locate them, according to local media.
The previous official report spoke of 16 dead.
In Tennessee there were “historic”, according to the meteorological services, rains that caused the deadly floods.
Twenty people have been killed in the town of Waverley, Humphreys, local police chief Grad Gillespie told a news conference. The 21st victim was found dead in a rural area, according to him. The police chief warned that the toll of the victims could become even heavier.
The county is about an hour and a half drive west of Nashville.
Police initially reported about forty missing, but now speak of about 20, including several children.
According to the state Emergency Management Agency, as reported by AMPE, “22 to 43 centimeters of rain fell in the affected area of ​​central Tennessee within 6 hours on Saturday morning” and the rain continued until night, causing “Catastrophic” floods.
Officials in Waverley likened torrential rainfall to cyclone or tornado, explaining that huge amounts of water fell so fast that people did not have time to seek safe haven.
Three other counties were affected. Road clearance operations are underway as “bridges and roads in the affected area have been closed”.
The governor of Tennessee went to the affected areas yesterday.
Images broadcast by local media show overturned cars and mud-flooded roads.
During a press conference yesterday, US President Joe Biden expressed his “deep condolences” to the families of the victims and assured that the federal government is ready to “offer its help” to the federal authorities.
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