Opryland hotel evacuated from flooding; 22 people have died in flood waters. Sunday night, 1,500 guests were evacuated from the Gaylord Opryland hotel after several feet of flooding occurred; the guests were moved to a local high school for the night.
According to the Opryland hotel spokeswoman, Kim Keelor, the Opryland hotel had "significant water" inside and would remain closed indefinitely.
The Grand Ole Opry House is part of the Opryland hotel and was also flooded with several feet of water. Concerts had to be rescheduled at a different location.
22 people have been reported dead in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky from the weekend storms that created massive flooding, and more than half drowned in the flood waters.
The Cumberland River in Nashville continued to rise, and is expected to crest Monday night at 12 feet above flood stage, according to the Associated Press. Authorities fear that they may find more bodies floating in the flood waters tomorrow and when the water recedes.
Sunday during a press conference, Nashville mayor Karl Dean said:
"All of our major creeks and the Cumberland River are near flood level, if not at flood level." "The ground is entirely saturated, and the rain continues to fall. There's nowhere for the water to go." Dean said that the rain in the last 24 hours was the most the city had ever received.
"We are still at this point in rescue stage and will be until the water begins to subside," he said.
To see incredible photos of the flooding in Tennessee, click here.
To see a video of an entire building floating through the Tennessee flood waters, click here.
Flooding can occur in any area quickly without warning when heavy rains are present, and everyone in the country lives in a flood area. In the state of Utah, 31 people have been killed from flash floods since 1950, and over 360 flash floods have occurred in the last 150 years.
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Source: the Associated Press
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