At least 15 people are dead — some of them children — and about 30 people are missing in severe flooding in Tennessee, according to a sheriff. He said his best friend is among the dead.https://t.co/o6Y0gbDSuo
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 22, 2021
美国田纳西州中部今天降下创纪录的豪大雨引发洪患，至少15人（最新数字）死亡及数十人失踪，目前搜救人员正全力搜寻失踪者的下落。
美联社报导，死者中包括父亲抱在怀裡却被大水冲走的双胞胎幼童，当局担忧死亡人数恐将攀升。
洪水淹没当地的道路与通讯设施，以致民众无法与至亲取得联繫，也无法确认失联的亲友是否平安。
汉弗莱斯郡（Humphreys）警长戴维斯（Chris Davis）说，许多失踪者集中在邻近水势暴涨地区。
美国国家气象局（National Weather Service）说，当地21日在不到24小时内，降下430毫米的雨量，可说是打破田纳西州的单日降雨量纪录。
气象专家与科学家说，田纳西州中部的灾情最惨重，由于气候暖化，类似的情况将会更常见。
早前报道：
10 dead, more than 30 missing in central Tennessee flash flooding https://t.co/CQlG3T3b6N
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) August 22, 2021
I know we’re in the midst of a summer of flood, fires, and heat, but I feel like the fact that Tennessee just saw its biggest 24-hour rainfall ever and is reeling should be bigger than “just another regional news” story https://t.co/0zybGxEJJf pic.twitter.com/nGM7S5hJEh
— Brian Kahn (@blkahn) August 22, 2021
This is Scott Kilburn.
He is from Waverly, Tennessee.
During the flood yesterday he jumped into the raging water to try and save an elderly lady caught in it’s flow. The water pulled him under and he lost his life. He died trying to save a stranger. He died a hero. pic.twitter.com/2cwSNnov3A
— Santa Vol (@Santa_Vol) August 22, 2021
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