On August 22, local time, Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis in Tennessee, USA, stated that the flooding in central Tennessee on the 21st had caused at least 15 deaths and about 30 missing.

  The missing included 5 to 7 children, mainly from the areas most affected by the floods in the county.

Two children were among the victims.

  According to data from the National Weather Service, rainfall in individual areas of Tennessee exceeded 431.8 mm on the 21st.

(CCTV reporter Liu Xiaoqian)