Nashville Flooding Damages Garner Worldwide Coverage
News of the flooding disaster in downtown Nashville is beginning to pick up steam with all outlets of National Media, following two days of historical flooding to the largest city in Tennessee. The largest issue moving forward is the potential for additional rain towards the end of the week and the rapid rise of the Cumberland River which is now crested over fifty feet. Property owners in and around downtown Nashville have been scrambling to move contents from their locations to avoid additional damages as the flooding has not created numerous health risks including sewage damage contamination from treatment facilities that have been overrun with flood waters.
Efforts to begin cleaning up the hardest hit of flooding areas will likely begin towards the end of the week, provided the water tables have begun receding. In communities such as Memphis and Franklin, arial photos of entire shopping centers underwater have made national news coverage. Flooding has been extremely costly to property owners throughout the U.S. this year as earlier in the year Rhode Island, New Jersey and Massachusetts all faced their own flooding disasters. This time, the storms were particularly hard for Southern States such as Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee where flooding and tornadoes have ravaged communites througout the region.
The flooding was so severe in Tennessee that public schools and government agenices have been forced to close, with no timetable fore reopening determined yet. The floods have tragically caused nineteen fatalities to date and forced thousands of property owners to flee their homes. Vacationers at the Opryland hotel have been forced to move to temporary housing as flooding overtook the popular tourist destination, which is located about ten miles to the south of Nashville.
It is almost certain that the FEMA will assist victims of the flooding disaster in their recovery efforts. The National Guard and Red Cross have already been deployed throughout the region to assist property owners who have been displaced from their homes due to the flooding. This will be a developing story that will continue to touch the hearts of victims and volunteers alike who work hand in hand to recover.
