Deadly flooding in central Tennessee claimed the lives of at least five people over the weekend, and left roads and towns buried in several feet of water. Flooding was so severe near one interstate that an entire building was filmed floating down the interstate, passing cars, trucks and tractor trailers before being destroyed in an undercurrent.
CNN is reporting on the massive storms that have been ravaging southern states, including heavy hit Tennessee where the flooding has washed entire buildings away.
CNN says that two motorists were killed on Saturday as they attempted to sit on the roof of their SUV, only to be swept away by the raging flood waters.
“This is one of the most severe rain events Nashville has ever experienced,” said Nashville Mayor Karl Dean in a statement. “I urge all Nashville [Tennessee] residents to stay home and stay off the roads.”
A local affiliate of CNN, WZTV, captured footage of a house that became dislodged from its foundation and floated by hundreds of cars, trucks and tractor trailers that were abandoned on I-24. The house eventually got caught something under the water level, and the current pulled one corner of the house under, eventually ripping the roof off and destroying the building.
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