My Synopsis of the news of the Nashville Flood of 2010, Update 2, May 5, 2010
Nashville Flood of 2010 Happened the first weekend of May 2010
What follows is what I gathered from TV News Reports from 4 different Nashville Tennessee TV stations, the media have been absolutely great during this crisis!
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Fox 17 TV news, 9 pm, May 5, 2010
Boat traffic is halted on the Cumberland River
Inspectors and emergency personnel, trying to get a handle on damage
Mayor Karl Dean did tour the damaged area, can't say how many structures are damaged, more than a billion dollars worth of damage, toured Hadley Park, North Nashville, along with Bellvue and Antioch hardest hit
Ongoing concern about conserving water due to only 1 plant operating
Metro schools still closed, may be next week when they re-open
FEMA is mobilizing to help those affected. 2 more counties added into FEMA disaster: Montgomery and Dyer
Little to be saved, West Nashville some residents say, cleaning up, residents forced to throw away almost everything
One man said, "All I have is 6 bags of clothes, everything else is gone"
Someone else said it's "Bringing people closer together"
One lady said: "Got pictures out Saturday, we thought it might be 1 foot of water, but we got 5 feet of water"
Flood insurance only covers structure, not the contents
Unemployment office is closed due to the flood, other offices mailing out unemployment checks
Hundreds of people now staying at emergency shelters, getting free meals, and a place to sleep
One family with 4 children says: "thankful shelter was open',
American Red Cross has 3 shelters in Davidson County
Red Cross cannot accept supplies, but do need monetary donations
"Hands On Nashville" is another organization helping flooding victims.
New Faith Missionary Church cleaning church, all of it's instruments ruined in the flood, plan to go foward without instruments
It was said there are litterally thousands of stories...
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Channel 4 TV News 10 pm, May 5, 2010
Life is slowly getting back to normal
FEMA 1 800 621 FEMA
www.fema.gov
Reassuring news from Piedmont Natural Gas, will not disconnect any customers for next 2 months
Most flood victims getting help from the community, Red Cross not getting as many requests for help
How to Help - WSMV.com gives a list on their website
Flood Relief Telethon, with Vince Gill and Friends, includes Keith Urban, Allison Kraus, Amy Grant, Lonestar, and many more, on Channel 4 WSMV from 7 pm to 10 pm tomorrow night
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Channel 2, News at 10 pm, May 5, 2010
Governor says a lot of people who have insurance, should file a claim, start the process of protecting the property, must file insurance, and it must be denied before FEMA will help
It was shown: FEMA how to apply
FEMA Customer service 800-621-3362
www.fema.gov
At the earliest, Gaylord spokesperson says '3 months to re-open' the Opryland Hotel Complex
Famous for it's gardens, Opryland Hotel immersed in floodwaters this week, nearly 2000 people evacuated, filled with nearly 10 feet of water
Past 5 years nearly 50 million spent on renovating the hotel
Hotel employees get full benefits for 6 weeks, then he hopes to put them back to work
Hope to 'turn tragedy into opportunities'
Channel 2 says: Inquiries answered concerning the fish in the Acquarium restaurant, majority of them survived and are okay
All roads in Columbia are re-opened
Cases of water sent to Ashland City, some to nursing homes
Limited curfew in Ashland City
Some parts of Middle Tennessee starting to open back up
Metro Center, vehicles allowed back in, owners to return to assess damage, but must leave by 4 pm
Dead fish, everywhere
If you are on Food Stamps and lost food in the flood, you can get your Food Stamp balance restored
Many fundraisers, one is at the Tin Roof, in Cool Springs, Jake Owen, country singer says " everybody helps one another, I live in Bellvue, we made over 700 hot dogs and hamburgers and handed out there today, one of my band members couldn't get to his family for a couple of days"
Jake Owen says about the Opry, "it's sad", and ' donate', and ]I got to see the faces of people today, you don't realize until you see it.'
Channel 2 Red Cross Telethon: Tennessee Titans coach, Jeff Fisher says "not many people know what's going on here"
Predators Barry Stollz says "Nashville people will step up'
Flooding Relief telethon for Red Cross on Channel 2, continues tomorrow night
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News Channel 5, 10 PM, May 5, 2010
Community Foundation Telethon was on tonight - you can still donate at News Channel5.com
Red cross opens their doors in Rutherford County again tomorrow
Damage to Country music Hall of Fame, 5 feet of water, minimal damage, working on clean up, unknown at this point when it will re-open
about 3000 outages, NES, waiving most fees for flood victims, no reconnection plan
Piedmont Natural Gas, same and no reconnection fees, no late charges
The water carries contamination problems, free tetanus shots for residents
Nice weather tomorrow, 86, partly cloudy, dry.
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and so ends Day 5 of the Nashville Flood of 2010, on this 5th Day of May, 2010.
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