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Rain Stops, but 8 Are Dead in Southeast Floods [1]

Rescuers glided through several city neighborhoods in fishing boats and canoes on Tuesday, searching water-logged houses for trapped residents and abandoned belongings, after heavy rains flooded Georgia and other parts of the Southeast. The deluge left eight people dead, dozens stranded and thousands without electricity.

Publication Date: 
23/09/2009
New York Times (New York) [2]
Tags:
Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) [3], Natural Disasters [4], Floods [5], Hurricanes [6], Sanitation [7], Georgia [8], Rainfall [9]
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