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Residents return after flooding along Georgia-Tennessee border

Residents along the Georgia-Tennessee border began returning home after floodwaters receded, PBS News Hour reported Friday.

Status: source-checked.

Residents along the Georgia-Tennessee border began returning home after floodwaters receded, PBS News Hour reported Friday.

Up to 10 inches of rain fell within six hours Thursday, and emergency crews carried out dozens of rescues using aircraft, drones and boats, the broadcast reported.

Businesses in McCaysville, Georgia, were left with mud and debris. McCaysville and nearby Copperhill, Tennessee, had recently completed cleanup from an August flood, according to PBS.

What we know / what we don't

What we know

  • Residents along the Georgia-Tennessee border began returning home after floodwaters receded, PBS News Hour reported Friday.

What we don't know

  • The extent of the damage and the number of displaced residents were not established in the source reviewed.

The source record

Sources

  1. PBS News Hour (published 2026-11-06)