Death count after Tennessee floods rises to 23

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Nashville, Tennessee (CNN) — Severe storms and massive flooding last weekend killed 23 people in Tennessee, state emergency management officials said.

The federal government has declared 42 counties disaster areas. Flooding has caused more than $1.5 billion in property damage in the Nashville area alone, city officials said.

Piles of debris stretched for blocks in the city’s Bellevue neighborhood Sunday.

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