At least 21 people were killed and some 20 others missing after severe flash floods swept through Humphreys County in Middle Tennessee, authorities said on Sunday. “We’ve experienced devastating loss of life over the last couple days,” Grant Gillespie, Waverly police and fire chief, told reporters at a press briefing on Sunday evening. Grey Collier, public information officer for the county’s emergency management efforts, told The Epoch Times that there are 21 confirmed fatalities and approximately 20 others missing. Earlier reports of 22 deaths were due to a computer error, she said. The Waverly Department of Public Safety earlier shared an updated list of names of the missing residents, accurate as of 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, after initially releasing a list of more than 40 names. “I would expect, given the number of fatalities, that we’re going to see mostly recovery efforts at this point rather than rescue efforts,” Tennessee Emergency …
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