Levee fails in Tennessee flooding; 8 dead in Kentucky as rescues continue

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Levee fails in Tennessee flooding; 8 dead in Kentucky as rescues continue
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Historic flooding hit four states over the weekend, causing a Tennessee levee failure and killing at least eight, including a child, in Kentucky.

A catastrophic and historic flooding event unfolded across portions of four states over the weekend, leading to a levee failure in Tennessee and leaving at least eight people, including a child, dead in Kentucky as a powerful storm system brought numerous threats to the eastern half of the U.S.Kentucky Gov.

The Clay County, Kentucky, Coroner’s Office reported that a 73-year-old man from the Blue Grass State was found dead in the Horse Creek area of Clay County after reportedly getting knocked off his feet by rushing water while exiting his vehicle around Highway 80.At the time, the coroner’s office said it was treating the event as an accidental drowning because of the severe weather and was the only weather-related fatality in the county despite widespread flooding.

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