Which event did NOT occur during and after the flooding of the Cumberland River near Nashville in the spring of 2010?

a. Levees were overtopped.
b. Most of the damage was outside the floodplain.
c. Over 30 people died.
d. Many houses were filled with 2 m of water.
e. Most people evacuated, since the failure occurred gradually.


ANSWER: e

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