In the video, the landslide brings down residential building in the swirling rain the Tennessee river

Two large houses have collapsed in the «bloated» from the rain the Tennessee river over the weekend. Dramatic on video it is visible that the building is «slipping» into the river, visible sparks of electricity. «Oh my God» echoes a voice in the background.

The fire Department Hardin County said that the homeowners were safely evacuated when the threat of a landslide was inevitable.

According to representatives of Department, the first of two houses collapsed about an hour after the evacuation of residents. The second two-storey house fell off a cliff on Sunday morning.

The ruined house was only 20 feet from the street and Glendale Road, which was closed as a precaution, — is spoken in the message of Department in Facebook.

The photos with drones provided by the Department, it is clear that a large part of the waterfront, known as Chalk bluff, fell into the water, leaving behind only fragments. The contents of the houses scattered on the hillside.

The collapse occurred when the Tennessee river was under flood after days of heavy rains in the southeastern part of the United States.

Update 2-16-20, both homes have now collapsed from the landslide along the TN river near 4810 Glendale road . Glendale road will remain closed at least for now.

Geplaatst door Hardin County Fire Department, Savannah Tennessee op Zondag 16 februari 2020

Last week in North Carolina, West Virginia and Tennessee , heavy rains fell, there was a threat of landslides.

On Monday in Morgantown (West Virginia) boulder fell from the unstable hillside near a state University, breaking a car and crashing into a railway carriage, in which were College students. Three people were hospitalized, one with serious injuries.

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