Severe flooding has wreaked havoc across southern Appalachia, leaving a trail of destruction and an unknown number of casualties. Roads are impassable, power and cellphone service are down, and residents in North Carolina's largest mountain city are largely isolated. Authorities are working to assess the damage and deliver aid.
1 hour agoWEEKEND FORECAST: Pleasant, but warm. Near-record heat for San Antonio much of next weekGet ready to travel this fall with these Insider DealsPeople walk along River St. flood damage is seen Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Newport, Tenn.
“We have had some loss of life,” County Emergency Services Director Van Taylor Jones told reporters. However, he said they were not ready to report any specifics. Officials have been hindered in contacting next of kin by the communications outages. Atlanta resident Francine Cavanaugh said she has been unable to reach her sister, son, or friends in the Asheville area.
Across the state line in Greene County, Tennessee, the threat of a stressed dam was easing on Saturday morning. The Tennessee Valley Authority, which had warned residents overnight that the Nolichucky Dam could breach, said Saturday morning that the river had crested and was receding. The TVA said the dam was intact and that crews were continuing to assess the dam.
In Unicoi County, where the people were rescued from the hospital Friday, Elin Fisher and her husband had to move their camper three times to stay ahead of rising waters. They also helped to move eight other campers.
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