Rescuers are looking for dozens of missing people Tennessee On Monday, the death toll from the devastating flood reached 22, and US The Northeast was hit by a tropical storm storm.
The flood left a devastating scene in Humphreys County, with the names of the missing persons posted on a board at the emergency center.
Patrick Sheehan, Tennessee’s director of emergency management, said: “Given the death toll, I expect that at this time we will mainly see recovery work, not rescue work.”
According to surviving family members, the deceased included twin babies taken from their father’s arms and a foreman from the county music star Loretta Lynn Ranch.
The county sheriff of about 18,000 people, located about 60 miles west of Nashville, said he had lost a best friend.
The National Weather Service said that in less than 24 hours on Saturday, Humphreys County’s rainfall reached as high as 17 inches, breaking the single-day rainfall record in Tennessee by more than 3 inches.
John Curtis, co-owner of the Waverly Cash Saver grocery store, walks past his damaged store
/ Associated PressTennessee Governor Bill Lee visited the area, calling it “a devastating picture of loss and heartache.”
He stopped on the street in Waverly, where some houses had their foundations washed away, and people were sifting through their water-soaked properties.
The county town is full of car wrecks, demolished businesses and houses, and messy interiors.
At the same time, when Tropical Storm Henry made landfall on the coast of Rhode Island, it shook the northeastern United States with strong winds and heavy rain.
The storm caused power outages in more than 140,000 homes, flooding, bridges closed, roads flooded, and some people were trapped in cars.
Tropical storm Henry approaches the New York skyline on Sunday
/ AFP via Getty ImagesSome of the worst rains have arrived long before the center of the storm. In Hermeta, New Jersey, due to flooding inundated their homes, about 200 residents fled to higher ground and took refuge in hotels or with friends and family.
New York’s Central Park experienced what may be the wettest time ever. From 10pm to 11pm on Saturday night, 1.94 inches of heavy rain hit the park.
The storm’s downgrade from a hurricane before reaching New England gave many people a sigh of relief.
But the National Hurricane Center warned that this slow-moving storm will continue to pour heavy rain over large areas of the region until this week.
Joe Biden Pledged to help residents in the affected states on Sunday night. The President declared a disaster in most of the region, opening the wallet for federal recovery assistance.
