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To open the door to get them out, i'm holding two babies. the aftermath is a landscape strewn with floodwaters, wrecked vehicles and severely damaged homes. in many counties, there is bewilderment at how quickly the storm took hold and this remains both a recovery and a search and rescue operation with many still missing, including children. tremendous loss of life, a number of missing people on the ground, homes washed off their foundations, cars strewn around the community, it is a devastating picture of loss and heartache. the worst hit area was humphreys county, west of nashville. here, th...

>> houses moved off the foundation. cars and trees. it's almost biblical proportions here. >> it really came in five minutes. five minutes. it was in. it was flooded. it was so much more water than i've ever seen in my life. >> the floods damaged numerous roads and schools and homes. a local official says the community will need federal assistance to recover from the devastation. >> reporter: the governor of tennessee called this a devastating event. looking at the images, you can understand why. we tried to make our way safely to the hardest hit area but encountered washedout roads and bridge...

Nick is there and filed this will report. >> reporter: the governor of tennessee called it devastating and looking at the images you can certainly understand why. we tried to make our way in safely to the hardest hit area but encountered according to national weather service, 17 inches of rain fell in the span of 24 hours. in talking to residents, they say it felt like somebody was outside of their home with a fire hose and just relentless that water just continuing to come down. 3 inches of rain consecutive for three hours straight. the devastation is all around, and as the week begins, the c...

It's the hard part. small town and small community. we know and love each other. i said one of our biggest assets in this county is our people. when rubber meets rubber, our people will come out. >> right now search efforts are continuing for those missing. the long road to recovery is just beginning. nick havalencia has more. >> reporter: the governor of tennessee called it devastating and looking at the images, you can certainly understand why. we tried to make our way in to the hardest hit area but it countered washedout roads and bridges. according to the national weather service, 17 inche...

And it's pushing against the door that i'm having a hard time pushing to open the door to get them out, i'm holding two babies. the aftermath is a landscape strewn with floodwaters, wrecked vehicles and severely damaged homes. in many counties, there is bewilderment at how quickly the storm took hold and this remains both a recovery and a search and rescue operation with many still missing, including children. tremendous loss of life, a number of missing people on the ground, homes washed off their foundations, cars strewn around the community, it is a devastating picture of loss and heartache...