Pres. Biden approved a disaster declaration in Tennessee and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the affected areas.
At least 22 people have died after catastrophic flash floods hit Middle Tennessee.Residents of the Tennessee town that experienced catastrophic flooding over the weekend are describing the horrors left behind from the disaster that killed 21 people.Tarri Holderman said her 15-year-old niece, Lilly Bryant, is missing in Humphreys County after she and her sister, Kailynne, were swept away on a raft of debris. Kailynne was found alive but the family is still searching for Lilly, Holderman said.
"This, of course, exceeded any of our worst nightmares about how quickly and how devastating the flood could have been," Sheehan told ABC News on Monday.At least 10 people were killed in Humphreys County, Tenn., on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, as major flooding swept through the region. Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis described seven to 10 miles of massive devastation in the region.
Collier told ABC News on Monday that the change from last night's figure was due in part to some people contacting authorities to report that they are safe or others are unaccounted for. "We have power outages all over the area," Rob Edwards, chief deputy with the Humphreys County Sheriff's Office, said."Complicating issues is the loss of all cellphone coverage from the major carriers. They are bringing in portable units to assist with communications. We have lost a lot of roads both rural and major highways. In my 28 years, it's the worst I've ever seen it.
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