disaster response force helped them to safety. others fleeing to rooftops and waiting for assistance. some areas receiving 23 inches of rain in just 24 hours. gushing floodwaters sweeping away homes, submerging vehicles, uprooting trees, and blocking roads. survivors wading through water, searching for loved ones. [ speaking foreign language ] this woman saying, i cannot see anything here. my house, my people, and my neighbors. i cannot find anyone. whit, in the last two weeks alone, we ve seen devastating flooding like this in western europe, china, and the philippines. climate experts say that a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, making extreme rainfall events like this more likely as the effects of climate change worsen across the globe. whit? all right, lama hasan, our thanks to you tonight. to georgia now and the deadly boat collision overnight claiming one life. the vessels slamming into each other on a lake. officials say alcohol may have been a factor.
bill, thank you. eric: tropical depression claudette is blamed for at least a dozen deaths if alabama, after the storm battered the gulf states with flash flooding and strong winds. 10 people were killed including nine children when two vehicles crashed in a slippery section of an interstate in greenville, alabama. the storm also spawning powerful tornadoes there, uprooting trees and turning homes into ruins. officials say a man and child were killed after a tree fell on their house. that happened in tuscaloosa. we have a report from east brutin, alabama which as you can see was really hit. reporter: it certainly was hit hard. you can see aall the debris scattered by the homes. this is actually a mobile home trailer, the mobile home nowhere in sight. the trailer overturned and landed upside down on top of
denton, texas, uprooting trees and leaving streets impassable. spectacular drone footage showing one tornado tearing across farmland southeast of oklahoma city. in wheaton, missouri, heavy damage to homes. debbie brown tried to get to a neighbor s cellar, but it was locked. so, i just thought, oh my god, it s my time. i got to get in the bathtub. so, i grabbed a couple blankets, got in there. reporter: south of joplin, missouri, a swift water team racing to rescue a man found clinging to a tree. putting a lifejacket on him, using ropes to get him to safety. in tulsa, first responders using flashlights to frantically search for a vehicle that was swept away. we learned today the man inside died. that rain stretching all the way up to michigan. high water rescues today from homes outside detroit. so, let s get to marcus moore, he joins us live from denton, texas, tonight, just outside dallas. i know you ve seen a lot of damage there already. and they are warning tonight, many in th
expected number of inches of water to be dumped by hurricane irma. that s now up to 10 to 15 inches. in the southern bahamas and cuba. in the florida keys, more than that. eight to 15 inches in with up to 20 inches in some areas. so those are big numbers in term of what we re watching. those will change as we get another update from the national hurricane center. in about an hour. irma already striking the caribbean. with some deadly force. in the st. martin, french and dutch territory. ten people killed. widespread flooding. uprooting trees and damaged property remains on both sides of the island. france and the netherlands sending help to the area. in the u.s. and british virgin island, eight people have died. helicopter footage here. shows just how powerful irma is. that is footage for you. what wind have done to the ports and boats. now on land.
tucker: they ll be a tough week and for the state. one person who is totally unintimidated by moments like this. we are there still fearing a dt hit. steve, what is it like there? a little breeze behind me walking. trying to really decide. a lot of people coming down to the last minute. watching where it could make landfall and tried to determine whether to risk on the highway which has dangers of its own or to stay in their home here. as charlie gone people s attention here and is not the usual tough mentality about it. instead, a real sense of fear. when they seen it kill more than 20 people, obliterate buildings there s a sense of fear here about what a category four can do. of ripping off the roofs of houses, uprooting trees.