Nation In Brief : THE SOUTH : Swollen Streams Rout More Families
Swollen streams in the Deep South threatened to spill out of their banks, sending hundreds more people in search of higher ground a day after flooding submerged towns and forced thousands to evacuate. Officials said 700 people could be forced to evacuate near Selma and Montgomery, Ala., before the Alabama River reaches its crest today. Emergency managers ordered evacuation of 1,000 residents in Caryville, Fla., as Georgia and Alabama floodwaters swelled Florida rivers. The Chattahoochee River near Atlanta crested at its highest level in 44 years.
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