Tennessee flash floods: More than a dozen people rescued at campground

Rescuers in Tennessee reportedly saved more than a dozen people trapped in rising floodwaters at a campground Tuesday night

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as they continued to search for others amid an ongoing flash flood warning in the eastern part of the state.

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Fourteen people were first reported trapped at the Greenbrier Campground in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, according to WVLT-TV.

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The waters had been as high as a picnic table at one point, sweeping away tents and other camping supplies as well as vehicles, WVLT reported.

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The area was under a flash flood warning until early Wednesday.

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A temporary evacuation center was opened at Pittman Center Elementary School in Gatlinburg

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for residents displaced by flash flooding on the Little Pidgeon River.

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