METRO MEDIA AVAILABILITY AT 4 P.M. TODAY
Mayor Dean, Metro Department heads to provide status of city’s response to record flooding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 2, 2010
EOC Media Desk
(615) 862-8540
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Mayor Dean, Office of Emergency Management (OEM) officials and representatives of all major Metro departments will hold a press briefing at 4 p.m.
The press conference will be held in the lobby of OEM’s Emergency Operations Center, 2060 15th Avenue South.
In addition to giving an update on flood and emergency response activities, the Mayor and Metro representatives will discuss how city agencies will be responding on the first day of the work week, and outline initial plans for countywide cleanup once floodwaters begin to recede.
For questions or non-emergency assistance related to the flooding, including transportation to one of two emergency shelters now in operation, Davidson County residents can call the Community Hotline at (615) 862-8574.
OEM officials continue advising residents to stay off all roadways due to heavy flooding, as heavy rains can cause flash flooding in streams and tributaries with little warning, and create potentially dangerous situations for residents, motorists and pedestrians. For people who are caught on the roads and encounter rising water, they should turn around and find an alternate route.