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Flooding in Waverly, Tenn., one year later

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Published August 19, 2022 at 12:25 PM CDT
A woman looks at debris that came to rest against a bridge over a stream in Waverly, Tenn. (Mark Humphrey/AP)
A woman looks at debris that came to rest against a bridge over a stream in Waverly, Tenn. (Mark Humphrey/AP)

It’s been one year since a flood tore through Waverly, Tenn., and killed 20 people. There’s been a lot of effort to rebuild but it’s still unclear if the town will ever be the same.

WPLN’s Damon Mitchell reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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