BY MARK PRICE FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Hardin County Fire Department, Savannah Tennessee
on Sunday
Update 2-16-20, both homes have now collapsed from the landslide along the TN river near 4810 Glendale road . Glendale road will remain closed at least for now.
Landslide pulls large homes off bluff and into Tennessee River
Two large homes collapsed into the rain-swollen Tennessee River Saturday, and dramatic video shows the tumble was proceeded in one case by the eerie sound of cracking, snapping and sparks of electricity. BY HARDIN COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
The landslide that dragged two large homes into the rain-engorged Tennessee River over the weekend is not over, according to officials in Hardin County, about 100 miles east of Memphis.
“New video this morning of the landslide at 4810 Glendale Road (is) showing the road is also collapsing now,” the Hardin County Fire Department posted midday Monday on Facebook.
The department did not say if more homes are in danger, but the road remains closed as authorities await the seemingly inevitable.
Hardin County Fire Department, Savannah Tennessee
7 hours ago
2-17-20, new video this morning of the landslide at 4810 Glendale road showing the road is also collapsing now.
https://youtu.be/HzQk-8qZz0k
https://youtu.be/HzQk-8qZz0k
Multiple cracks have split the pavement right down the middle, and the dirt is already starting to fall away from the side of the road near the homes that collapsed.
The same video includes scenes of the aftermath of what happened over the weekend, when two multi-story homes and surrounding trees slid off the bluff. Both homes broke into pieces and scattered their contents across the hillside.
Only one home was occupied when a landslide became imminent, and the department reported on Facebook that the homeowners were evacuated about an hour before the first home fell.
The second two-story home tumbled mid-morning on Sunday, the department said.
A 20-second video shared by the fire department late Saturday showed the moment one of the homes fell into the river after dark.
Cracking and snapping boards are heard as the home’s green walls begin to shift. It then teeters off the bluff into the dark, as power lines send sparks into the night.
“Oh my God,” someone is heard saying in the background.
The names of the homeowners had not been released Monday.
The area is known as Chalk Bluff and it sits high above the Tennessee River, which has been flooded in recent days.
County officials reported late last week that the river was at flood stage, following days of heavy rain.
The fire department posted multiple videos Monday showing widespread flooding along rivers and creeks in the county.
The landslide that dragged two large homes into the Tennessee River is growing and could soon take the entire road into the flooded river, according to authorities in Hardin County. YOUTUBE VIDEO SCREENSHOT
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