Tennessee Flooding Leaves At Least Eight People Dead, About 40 Still Missing - Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - At least eight people have died and dozens are still missing in Tennessee following heavy rains and severe flooding in the state's Humphreys County, local media outlets report.

Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis told The Tennessean that the search for about 40 people continued late on Saturday. Davis said the flooding, which left at least eight people dead, is the worst he has seen in his 28 years with the department.

Meanwhile, Rob Edwards, the chief deputy of the Humphreys County Sheriff's Office, confirmed to The New York Times on Saturday that at least 10 people were killed on Saturday during the flash floods in Tennessee.

According to The Tennessean, rural roads and highways throughout Humphreys County were washed away on Saturday as up to 15 inches of rain fell in the community, which is about 20-25 percent of the yearly rainfall total for this area.

These photos show Highway 13 north of Waverly in Humphreys County. pic.twitter.com/YKLFr7sLpx

— Josh Breslow (@JoshBreslowTN) August 21, 2021

Video shows flooding on I-40 between Hwy. 50 and Hwy. 13 exits near the Humphreys/Hickman county line. This was provided by Elizabeth Bates. pic.twitter.com/jfS2diamIX

— Josh Breslow (@JoshBreslowTN) August 21, 2021

Major power outages and loss of cell phone coverage were reported and a local state of emergency was declared, the newspaper said.