The system failed : Nashville homeless advocates call for severe weather plan after flash flooding deaths Meghan Mangrum, Nashville Tennessean
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Some were nervous as the rain and hail fell.
Some fled their tents for higher ground before the creek rose.
They grabbed what they could. Mostly, just their dogs.
They knew there was a chance for flooding as storms dumped more than 7 inches of rain on Nashville over the weekend.
The camp they call “The Jungle” tucked along Sevenmile Creek in southeast Nashville has flooded before, 67-year-old Dan Dyer said.
Botan Market, neighbors on Milner Drive continue to recover from the floods
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