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Tennessee flooding 5 killed

A semi truck tries to drive past the flood waters on Interstate 24 in Saturday, May 1, 2010 in Nashville, Tenn. Heavy rains pounded Tennessee, causing widespread flooding across the state. A spokesman for the Nashville Fire Department, said one person drowned in flood waters on Interstate 24 south of Nashville. More rain and storms loomed as emergency officials in Tennessee on Sunday coped with evacuations and closed roads from heavy flooding that claimed five lives, covered city streets and le

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Nashville Airport canceled 2010

Southwest Airlines has canceled all flights in or out of Nashville after 3 p.m. Nearly every airline at Nashville International Airport is experiencing a delay, diversion or cancellation, spokeswoman Emily Richard reports. And while the airport itself is well above water, many of the roads and interstates leading to it are not, which means passengers have two modes of transportation to check on before leaving home. UPDATED: 2:50 P.M. Gov. Phil Bredesen urged Tennesseans in storm-ravaged area

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