LATEST: At least 21 people are dead and 40 others remain missing after middle Tennessee was hit with record rainfall Friday into Saturday morning.
At least 22 people have died after catastrophic flash floods hit Middle Tennessee.At least 21 people are dead and 40 others remain missing after middle Tennessee was hit with record rainfall Friday into Saturday morning.
Authorities, who said the numbers would be fluid throughout the search and rescue efforts, initially said 22 people died and up to 60 people were missing. Then Grey Collier, public information officer for the Humphreys County Emergency Management Agency, told ABC News on Sunday night that the current death toll from the flooding is 21, with approximately 20 others still unaccounted for. By Monday morning, the death toll remained the same but the number of missing was up to 40.
The Department of Public Safety in Waverly, Tennessee, said fatalities are not expected to increase significantly, according to Collier. The departmentof those who are potentially missing, but Collier said the list doesn't include missing children. President Joe Biden expressed his"deepest condolences" for the victims of the flash flooding and their families during a press conference on Sunday evening. He said the federal government has reached out to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee.Mark Humphrey/APLee was scheduled to give an update on the situation Sunday evening.
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