Alabama swamped, child died in floods from slow-moving front
Source: AP
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Flash flood warnings were in effect Thursday for a swath of the southeastern U.S. after a stalled weather front drenched Alabama, leaving high water that covered roads, swamped a Piggly Wiggly, unleashed sewage and forced water rescues. A child’s death was blamed on the floods.
As much as 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rain fell in about a day as the low-pressure system lingered over Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. The forecast called for particularly intense rain Thursday in parts of metro Birmingham, which were under a flash flood watch, but meteorologists predicted another wet day for most of the state and parts of Florida.
The Marshall County coroner’s office tweeted early Thursday that a child died as a result of the flash flooding in Arab, in northeast Alabama.
The rain caused havoc in places across north Alabama, submerging cars in metro Birmingham and parts of the Tennessee Valley. Rescue crews helped motorists escape as low visibility and standing water made travel life-threatening in some areas.
In this image taken from video, emergency rescue teams attend to a vehicle stranded in floodwaters in Hoover, Alabama, late Oct. 6, 2021. As much as 6 inches (15 cm.) of rain fell in Alabama in about a day, unleashing flash floods that required some people to be rescued. (ABC 33/40 via AP)
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Climate change is real. So sorry 'Bama had to suffer these nasty flash floods. But it's happening a lot, and likely to happen more. Republican "leaders," Fox TV, and right-wing radio systematically lying to you about it is dead wrong. In fact, at this stage of things it's downright evil. The facts are plain. Climate change is underway now.
Alabama, and all of America, needs leaders who see that and who are ready to take well-considered steps to reckon with it. As you well know, Republicans have lied to you about it, and they are going to keep on lying. You deserve better, much better.
