The Tennessean's caption this morning says: "Andrea Silva and Jamey Howell cling to Howell’s Jeep as flood waters overtake the vehicle at the intersection of Saundersville Road and Lower Station Camp Creek Road in Gallatin. 'They looked like they were struggling, and the next thing I know they were being swept away,'' said Rick Murray of Hendersonville, who took this photo. 'My head is spinning. I wish I hadn't seen that.' The teenagers were later rescued downstream."The Gannett paper is all over a classic natural disaster: Record rainfall that's threatening the Opryland Hotel and other landmarks in Nashville, as the rain-swollen Cumberland River continues to rise. The storms that started Saturday have left 11 dead across the state. Here's today's front page (bigger view):
Related: Corporate pages for Gannett's four Tennessee newspapers[Image: Newseum]
What a photo!
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