More than 20 people killed in flooding in the eastern United States
23 августа 2021, 09:35
Two dozen people went missing and 21 people died in floods in the US state of Tennessee.
This is reported by NBC News, citing officials. According to Grant, the head of the city's public safety department, twenty people died in Waverley. Initially, 51 were reported missing, but the number has dropped as a result of searches.
A list of the names of the missing was published on the department's Facebook page, along with an appeal for help in finding them. There are minors among the missing.
Earlier it was reported about 16 dead and 51 missing. In Humphreys County, floods have washed away roads and are experiencing interruptions in communications. Several houses have been washed away.