Belongings were recovered from the Knox family's flooded home in the Buckhead area.
Cots were set up at a relief shelter at the Cobb County Civic Center.
A roller coaster at Six Flags of Georgia was barely visible above the flooding on Tuesday.
Richie Brown, left, Ricky Jordan and Ricky's wife Michelle watched as Sweetwater Creek rose to the tops of the businesses he owns along Highway 78.
Flood waters from Sweetwater Creek ran across the closed Veterans Memorial Highway on Tuesday. Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue declared a state of emergency in 17 counties.
As much as 15 to 20 inches of rain pounded counties around Atlanta for three days, causing floods in the rural and affluent areas near downtown. The rains subsided on Tuesday, but dangerous repercussions of the flooding remain. Left, Steve Logan removed items from his sister's home with the help of a neighbor, Becky Bentley, in the Mulberry Creek subdivision.
From left, Allen Rice, Zach Shirley, Jacob Shirley and Danny Shirley removed mattresses from their home in East Ridge, Tenn. On Tuesday, flood waters had subsided in some areas, but were still rising in others.
Victoria Worthen, left, and Heather Iverson contemplated what clean-up would be like when the waters recede at the Canoe restaurant, where they work.
Left, an aerial view of Mableton, Ga. By early Tuesday morning, 17 bridges across the state were closed, along with sections of major interstate highways in the Atlanta area including I-20 and I-285.
Melissa Price, left, who is pregnant with twins, was consoled by her mother, Nancy Bramlett, after her home flooded along Peachtree Creek.
Benjamin Prince, whose house was spared from the flood, paddled down a flooded street in the Buckhead area.
A 78 Year Old Woman Nearly Escaped Her Home As Waters Surrounded Her .Rain Waters Forced Nearby Peachtree Creek to Consume Atlanta Neighborhoods .The home of Linda and Joe Mazzeo Still Flooded This Morning
Linda and Joe Mazzeo Survey the Damage From a Neighbor’s Home
Cars are trapped in the flood water. Rain for 3 days.
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue asked President Obama to declare 17 counties in his state a federal disaster area as flood waters start to recede today. Some locations in the northern and central part of the state, including parts of metro Atlanta, received up to 20 inches of rain in 36 hours causing massive flooding not seen here in at least 16 years.
Eight people died in the flood waters, one a two year old boy who was ripped from his mothers arms in West Georgia. Trees weakened from the soaked grounds fell, taking down power lines and leaving up to 50,000 homes in the dark. School districts ordered students to stay home as many roads and freeways remained impassable this morning.
The driving rains on Monday overwhelmed drainage systems and sent rivers and creeks over their banks after the ground, saturated with seven days of steady rains, could absorb no more. The deluge of water overwhelmed the City of Atlanta and brought traffic to a halt on bridges, streets and metro freeways during the heart of the afternoon rush hour.
One man had to be rescued from the hood of his car as flood waters turned the busy I-75/85 downtown connector freeway into a massive river, a scene that played out all over the city. Today sections of Interstate 20 west of the city near Six Flags Amusement Park are still closed after the Chattahoochee River overtook the freeway. Aerial shots of the area from helicopters show several massive roller coasters standing in feet of water.
Days of heavy rain swelled the Chattahoochee River to overflowing and in some places turned creeks that trickle through the city's residential neighborhoods into raging torrents at least 15 feet above normal levels. Some places saw as much as 15 inches of rain over three days.
It is too early to estimate the cost of damage to infrastructure, though some bridges are down, around 1,000 homes are flooded and 30,000 people are without power, state officials said, citing aerial photographs and initial reports.
Some interstate highways through Atlanta were also closed.
"We are still very much in response mode," said Dena Brummer, spokeswoman for Georgia Emergency Management Agency, more than 18 hours after the rain stopped across most of the state.
"Safety is our number one priority. We have seen an increase in road rescue today rather than yesterday because people are still taking their chances in navigating through flooded roads," Brummer said.
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