Nashville: Known for country music and… flooding? It seems like few people are talking about it and few news organizations are covering it. Even though over 20 inches of rain flooded this growing city, 30 people died, the clean up will cost billions, and the city will take years to recover. Normally, that is cause for major media coverage (remember the floods in Iowa a few years back?) Certainly, the flooding of Nashville and surrounding areas are not on par with the devastation of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, but does that matter? Yes and no. No matter the disaster, people need help. No matter how great or small the loss of life, supplies and funds are needed.
It’s clear that this story has not been in the news that much. Did you know celebrities like Miley Cyrus and Nicole Kidman held a Nashville Flood Relief Telethon? Most did not see it or even hear about it. Did you know it could be one of the most expensive disasters in US history? With such a need for help in Nashville it is clear the message needs to get out. So, why haven’t we heard about the Nashville flood?
Here are three reasons why the Nashville flood went largely unnoticed by Americans and the media:
