Tropical Storm Claudette generated devastating weather conditions in Alabama over the weekend. According to CBS News, ten individuals died on the Alabama interstate, including nine youngsters and one adult. The accident involved more than ten autos, with one car transporting eight of the victims. Those people were said to be eight children from the Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch’s car. According to the Alabama Sheriffs Youth Ranch’s Facebook page, the ranch offers a safe haven for mistreated and neglected children. The vehicle caught fire while going down the highway, and only the driver was able to escape.
The deceased were between the ages of four and seventeen. Another kid, 9 months old, died in a second vehicle, along with a 29-year-old man. The pileup resulted in multiple injuries. The tragedy was most likely caused by cars hydroplaning on the rainy roads, according to Butler County Coroner Wayne Garlock. According to fresh CBS News reporting, Claudette also claimed the lives of two more persons in Alabama. A tree toppled into their home, killing a 24-year-old man and his three-year-old son.
A 23-year-old woman died after her automobile got stuck in a flooded creek, according to authorities. As of Monday afternoon, Hurricane Claudette has moved away from the United States and into the Atlantic Ocean. According to CNN, it made landfall on the Gulf Coast before advancing into Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and North Carolina, dumping up to a foot of rain. As you may be aware, the Atlantic hurricane season for 2021 began on June 1st. Tropical storms and hurricanes will threaten land in and near the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea until the season concludes around November 30.
