GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) More than 400 people had to leave a Tennessee campground after heavy thunderstorms led to flash flooding along the Little Pigeon River, officials said. The Greenbrier Campground in Gatlinburg was evacuated after roughly 8.5 inches of rain fell Tuesday evening, Sevier County Assistant Mayor Perrin Anderson told news outlets.
WHITEWOOD, Va. (AP) Flooding in a remote pocket of southwest Virginia has damaged more than 100 homes and left some 40 people unaccounted for, but there are no confirmed deaths or injuries, authorities said Wednesday.
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An official from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management said accessing the remote area was part of the struggle for search-and-rescue teams. Many roadways are blocked by landslides and approaches to bridges are washed out, the official said.