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灾害 · 铜盆地灾后恢复持续报道 · 第 2 篇，共 2 篇

供水恢复，但麦凯斯维尔和库珀希尔的日常生活仍在等待

洪灾过后四天，麦凯斯维尔仍将市政供水限制为冲厕所等必要用途。库珀希尔的独立供水系统仍在等待检测结果，而住户和企业则面临漫长的清理工作。

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河水水位超过1990年纪录，麦凯斯维尔和库珀希尔救援仍在继续

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  • 据CNN报道，美国国家气象局的通报显示，河水洪峰略高于1990年创下的纪录。

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洪灾过后四天，麦凯斯维尔仍将市政供水限制为冲厕所等必要用途。库珀希尔的独立供水系统仍在等待检测结果，而住户和企业则面临漫长的清理工作。

自周五以来，麦凯斯维尔上帝教会已发放了近两打托盘的瓶装水。牧师迈克·科尔告诉 FOX 5 亚特兰大频道，截至周一（11月9日），教会本身以及附近许多住户仍没有自来水。洪水过后四个日历日，即使家中水龙头能出水的人也受到严格限制：只有在必要时才能使用市政供水冲厕所。⁠126

在州界另一侧的田纳西州库珀希尔，受淹区域以外的住宅区已恢复供水，但在水样检测期间，煮沸饮水通知仍然有效。官员希望11月9日能解除通知；但他们发布的更新并未宣布检测结果。水重新流入管道是进展，但还不意味着可以恢复日常生活。⁠137

11月5日，HeyDay News 报道了佐治亚州麦凯斯维尔和田纳西州库珀希尔发生创纪录洪水、居民受困以及救援持续进行的情况。当时的直接危险是河水灌进建筑。如今，恢复工作中的紧急问题就在这些建筑内部：住户没有可用的水，餐馆正在拆除内部设施，而损失评估仍远不完整，无法确定全部损失。

同一条河，不同的用水指示

这条相连的河流在佐治亚州称为托科阿河，在田纳西州称为奥科伊河。但两座城镇使用各自独立的供水系统。两地的恢复指示不能混为一条煮沸饮水通知。

麦凯斯维尔的水处理厂和市政供水系统在洪灾期间停运。截至11月8日，供水已开始恢复，但水有时呈棕色、浑浊或乳白色，且供应仍极为有限。警察局长兼公共安全主任迈克尔·奥蒂斯·埃利禁止居民用市政供水饮用、烹饪、洗澡、洗碗和清洁——包括清理受洪水损坏的住宅和企业，或冲洗车辆。FOX 5 于11月9日的报道仍提到了这些限制。⁠17⁠121⁠126

只有在绝对必要时才使用自来水冲厕所。

迈克尔·奥蒂斯·埃利 121

这比仅仅建议把水烧开更严格。水压恢复并不能证明水处理已恢复、每位用户都已通水，或自来水已可用于洗澡和清理。佐治亚州11月8日的恢复通报没有提供受影响水处理设施全面恢复运行的预计日期。⁠147

据《查塔努加时报自由报》11月9日报道，库珀希尔周日夜间发布的更新范围较窄：未受洪水影响的住宅区已恢复供水，但煮沸饮水通知仍然有效。被告知需要重新接通供水的住宅和企业应致电市政厅，电话号码为423-496-5141，并在供水恢复时安排人员在场。⁠137

11月8日至9日，麦凯斯维尔市政厅（蓝岭大道223号）向所有有需要的人提供瓶装饮用水，不限于居民或市政供水用户。库珀希尔列出的饮用水领取地点为市政厅和卢特雷尔五金店（奥科伊街625号）。另外，库珀希尔市政厅外以及中央大道和西田纳西大道沿线提供了其他用途的水；居民需自备容器。这些是特定日期的供水安排，并非承诺无限期供应。⁠121⁠137

食物和基本卫生也成了同一个恢复难题的一部分。教会成员周日发放了700份烧烤三明治；红十字会派出一辆灾难救援车，救世军工作人员则准备餐食。紧急避难所设在范宁县休闲多功能中心，地址为蓝岭市温丁大道580号。佐治亚州救援队正努力争取增加淋浴和洗衣拖车。没有可用的自来水，洗衣服也成了需要外界协助的事情。⁠126⁠147

重开背后的工作

11月9日，在托科阿河附近的 Twisted Tomato Pizza，员工、志愿者和施工人员正在拆除沾满泥浆的石膏板、隔热材料、台面和管道。这家餐厅正被拆到只剩框架。县官员称，北佐治亚有42家以上企业受损——这是区域统计，并非对任一市中心完成的清点。⁠126⁠121

在库珀希尔，市长格雷格·巴克估计，市中心商家内部进了3至5英尺深的水和泥。居民阿什莉·约翰逊的家人乘救援船逃生；她估计自家房屋内至少进了4英尺深的水。这些深度描述的是特定建筑，并不代表两座城镇的水位线都相同。库珀希尔综合商店称，几乎所有商品都被泥浆覆盖。⁠12⁠2

两座城镇此前已在从8月初的一场洪水中恢复。麦凯斯维尔约有1,000名居民，库珀希尔不到500人；两地河岸的餐厅和商店服务于乘坐观光铁路前来的游客。店铺关门不仅影响生计，也减少了人们可前往的场所。埃利说，最近这场洪水让他的警察部门“几乎什么都损失了”；警员在市政厅后方的一辆移动指挥车内办公。⁠2⁠5

这些更新中经核实的、关于麦凯斯维尔出入管制的最后一份详细规定发布于11月6日：市中心对公众关闭，获准进入者包括居民、企业主和应急人员；宵禁时间为下午6点至次日早上6点，适用于受限区域，包括住宅物业。市政厅的日常业务和普通政府服务暂停。此后没有通知确认这些服务已全面恢复。根据11月6日的更新，库珀希尔已解除疏散令，但获准返回并不意味着每栋建筑或每条道路都已安全。⁠4⁠102

佐治亚州11月8日的通报称，12名评估人员组成6支两人小组；11月6日完成了74项评估，但仍有大片区域有待检查。这是工作量统计，不代表有74处房产被毁。完整的损失清单和最终金额估算仍不可得。该州已满足32项资源请求，包括船只、飞机、饮用水和清理设备。⁠147

州界两侧都在记录损失，以支持联邦援助申请。库珀希尔仍在接受地方和州级评估；范宁县的团队正挨家挨户走访。记录损失可用于支持州长申请总统灾害声明，但不能保证申请获批。目前尚未确定联邦援助的时间表。当局敦促居民在清理或维修前拍下损失照片、保存收据，并在安全情况下留存受损物品以供记录或检查。如需紧急住所、食物和物资，可拨打红十字会电话1-800-733-2767。⁠121

洪灾损失统计仍缺少什么

自我们首次报道以来，救援情况已有更多统计。佐治亚州后续统计记录了范宁县100人获救、吉尔默县3人获救。范宁县这一数字取代了机构最初公布的至少57人，涵盖整个县，而不仅是麦凯斯维尔。田纳西州另称协调了68起急流救援。各机构的统计是否重叠、计数方法是否一致，尚未核对；将这些数字相加会凭空拼出一个两州最终总数。⁠147⁠3

一些具体结果仍未明朗。救援人员曾搜寻一名男子；他报告说自己的汽车被溪水冲走，随后便失去联系。他的下落没有公布。KXLY 还报道称，消防员乘船前往11人和两只狗所在处，但未说明确切地点，也未确认是否完成救援。该报道不能证明另有11人已成功获救。目前没有经核实的最终撤离人数或伤者人数统计。⁠6⁠13

警长吉米·达文波特称，这场范围更广的风暴在佐治亚州默里县造成56岁的朱莉·巴尔斯死亡；她似乎曾试图驾车穿过洪水。她的死亡发生在这两座城镇之外，不能说明此前那名失踪驾驶员的情况。麦凯斯维尔最初的报道提到，一名消防员轻伤，另有居民因疑似低体温和休克接受治疗。⁠2⁠23

洪水创纪录的确切峰值仍未确定，原因很具体：库珀希尔水位计错过了峰值。美国地质调查局11月5日的通知称，现场小组修好了仪器、测量了流量并记录了最高水位痕迹，但仍需进一步测量和分析，才能确认创纪录的峰值。⁠70

WVLT 报道称，11月5日水位为18.05英尺；《亚特兰大宪法报》11月6日的报道给出的数字则是18.75英尺。这两个互相矛盾的小数，无法补出水位计未能记录的最高水位。这种不确定性并不减轻居民亲历的洪水之严重。⁠32⁠9⁠70

降雨量数字也需要结合地理范围来看。WZTV 转载的美联社后续报道援引气象官员称，周边山区流域在6小时内降雨10.28英寸、12小时内降雨11.19英寸——这些不是每个社区的测量值。所谓千年一遇，指某个特定地点每年发生概率为0.1%，并非两场灾害之间相隔一千年。⁠2

11月5日发布的紧急警报已是历史信息，并非当前有效的灾后指示。当天上午的警报延长至上午9点以后；后来波尔克县的洪水警报则持续至下午1:15。这些警报的任何到期时间，都不表示街道、建筑或自来水已安全。⁠1⁠30⁠37

下一项已公布的实际安排，是为两座城镇受影响者提供免费破伤风疫苗接种，时间为11月10日上午8:30至下午4点，地点在库珀希尔市政厅，地址为主街160号；疫苗发完即止。洪水残骸可能造成割伤和刺伤。与此同时，两座城镇最新的供水更新都未确认水质已达到安全标准——在恢复工作接近正常运转之前，家庭和企业都需要得到这样的许可。⁠121⁠126⁠137

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  3. 一份针对库珀希尔的山洪紧急预警通报称，房屋和商铺被水淹没，人员正在撤离。当时奥科伊河处于重大洪水水位，距离历史最高水位还差3英尺。

  4. 针对库珀希尔的预警延长至东部标准时间上午9点，灾难性洪水仍在持续。

  5. 美国气象局的一份通报宣布麦凯斯维尔进入山洪紧急状态，并将预警延长至东部标准时间上午9点。

  6. 我们的播报 · 第 1 次更新

    河水水位超过1990年纪录，麦凯斯维尔和库珀希尔救援仍在继续

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    供水恢复，但麦凯斯维尔和库珀希尔的日常生活仍在等待

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  1. McCaysville limits returning tap water to essential toilet flushing. Four days after the flood, some homes still have no water, while neighboring Copperhill awaits water-test clearance.
  2. On November 5, we reported record flooding, trapped residents and rescues in both towns. When can people safely use the water returning to their pipes?
  3. The same river flooded both communities. It's called the Toccoa in Georgia and the Ocoee in Tennessee. But the towns operate separate water systems, and their recovery instructions differ.
  4. McCaysville's treatment plant and municipal supply shut down during the flood. Water began returning by November 8, sometimes brown, cloudy or milky. The supply remained extremely limited, and the following day's instructions still allowed only necessary toilet flushing.
  5. Police Chief Michael Otis Earley barred drinking, cooking, bathing and dishwashing with city water. His instructions also barred cleaning homes, businesses or vehicles. Residents must conserve what's available and use it only when absolutely necessary to flush toilets.
  6. The November 8 recovery update gave no estimated date for the treatment facility to become fully operational. Pastor Mike Cole said McCaysville Church of God and many homes still had no water on November 9.
  7. Copperhill restored service to residential areas outside the flooded zone. City officials said its boil-water advisory remained while samples underwent testing. They hoped for clearance November 9, but hadn't announced a result in that update.
  8. Copperhill told customers needing reconnection to contact City Hall and have someone present when service returns. Its recovery arrangements included drinking water at City Hall and Luttrell's Hardware. Separately supplied water for other uses required residents to bring containers.
  9. McCaysville expanded bottled-water access beyond its residents and water customers to anyone in need. Copperhill also listed water for other uses outside City Hall and on Central and West Tennessee avenues. These were the November 8–9 arrangements.
  10. McCaysville Church of God had distributed nearly two dozen pallets of bottled water since Friday. Church members handed out 700 barbecue sandwiches on Sunday. The Red Cross sent a disaster-relief van, Salvation Army workers prepared meals, and the city distributed bottled water.
  11. An emergency shelter opened at the Fannin County Recreation Multi-Purpose Center in Blue Ridge. Recovery teams were working to secure additional shower and laundry trailers. Without usable running water, even washing clothes becomes another recovery problem.
  12. Convoy of Hope dispatched ready-to-eat meals, drinking water, hygiene kits and cleanup supplies from Springfield, Missouri. Regional staging helped shorten delivery from more than a day to a couple of hours. Immediate shelter, food and supply needs could also go through the Red Cross.
  13. Workers were stripping Twisted Tomato Pizza to its studs on November 9. Employees, volunteers and crews removed mud-covered drywall, insulation, countertops and plumbing from the restaurant near the river. County officials described more than 42 damaged businesses across North Georgia.
  14. That regional business count reaches beyond these two downtowns. Copperhill General Store said nearly all its stock was covered in mud. Elsewhere, floodwater shattered storefront facades, swept away belongings and ruined vehicles and motorcycles in garages.
  15. Copperhill Mayor Greg Barker estimated three to five feet of water and mud inside downtown businesses. Resident Ashley Johnson estimated at least four feet inside her family's home. They escaped by rescue boat. The chamber welcome center had about three feet.
  16. Some inundated areas had more than six feet of water. Those depths varied from building to building. McCaysville has about 1,000 residents and Copperhill fewer than 500. Their railroad visitors support riverfront shops and restaurants, so shuttered storefronts also interrupt local livelihoods.
  17. The towns were already recovering from an early August flood. McCaysville's police department had only recently returned to its renovated building. Earley said the new flooding left the department having “lost virtually everything.” Police moved into a command bus behind City Hall.
  18. McCaysville's detailed access rules dated November 6 closed downtown to the general public. Authorized residents, business owners and emergency personnel could enter. A six p.m. to six a.m. curfew covered the restricted downtown area, including residential properties. Routine City Hall business and ordinary government operations were suspended.
  19. Copperhill lifted its evacuation order by the November 6 update and allowed residents back. McCaysville hadn't announced a later lifting of its detailed restrictions in these updates. Several important roads were still listed closed November 7.
  20. Those included Toccoa Avenue, Highway 68 through Copperhill and Blue Ridge Drive at East and West Tennessee streets. Earlier closures included Bridge Street, July Lane Bridge, Watkins Road and part of Bullen Gap Road. Highway 64 west of mile marker 14.5 had one lane open. Those dated lists can't serve as current directions.
  21. Copperhill's post office moved operations to Ducktown. McCaysville's post office had moved back after the August flood only on November 2. The new disruption brought limited parcel pickup and post-office-box access, without window service.
  22. Georgia's later accounting raised Fannin County's rescue count from at least 57 to 100. Three more were recorded in Gilmer County, making 103 across those two counties. The Fannin figure covers the whole county.
  23. Tennessee separately reported coordinating 68 swift-water rescues. Agencies haven't reconciled how their figures overlap, so there's no reliable final two-state total. An intervening Fannin count of 97 was overtaken by the state update. Other larger headlines don't resolve the jurisdictional differences.
  24. A man who said his car had been swept down a creek lost contact with responders. His outcome hasn't been announced. Another operation sent firefighters toward eleven people and two dogs, but its location and completed outcome remain unclear.
  25. The wider storm killed Julie Barrs, 56, in Murray County. Sheriff Jimmy Davenport said she apparently tried to drive through floodwater. That death occurred outside these towns. Initial McCaysville accounts described a firefighter's minor injury and residents treated for suspected hypothermia and shock, with some hospital visits.
  26. The Copperhill river gauge missed the peak. A field team repaired it, measured river flow and documented high-water marks. Surveying and analysis were still needed to confirm the highest level, leaving the exact record crest unsettled.
  27. The river's reported crest ranges from 18 feet to 18.75 feet, with 18.05 feet also cited. Previous-record figures differ too, from 17.71 to a rounded 17.8 feet. Those conflicting decimals can't supply the maximum the instrument missed.
  28. The river rose a reported sixteen feet in twelve hours, with its sharpest surge over three hours. Downtown roads and intersections flooded hundreds of yards beyond the banks. The missing peak measurement doesn't diminish the inundation people experienced.
  29. The November 5 emergency warning described homes and businesses under several feet of water. Its eleven a.m. expiration belonged to that day's emergency. By afternoon, waters were receding, but the recovery problems continued long after the river fell.
  30. The surrounding mountain watershed received 10.28 inches in six hours and 11.19 inches in twelve hours. Other totals covered different places, including eight to ten inches between Blue Ridge and Ellijay. They weren't measurements of every neighborhood.
  31. Weather officials described the later rainfall as a one-in-one-thousand-year event, meaning a 0.1 percent annual chance at a particular place. Several can happen in one year. Earlier one-in-two-hundred-year descriptions covered different amounts and intervals. August's event had been characterized as one in five hundred years.
  32. TVA managed high water at three hydroelectric dams during the emergency. On November 5, it reported Ocoee Three spilling 150,000 gallons per second. That was a downstream operating observation during the flood.
  33. Georgia's emergency declaration covered Fannin, Gilmer, Murray and Union counties. The state operations center activated at Level Two, coordinating state agencies, local responders and help from Tennessee. The recovery bulletin recorded 32 fulfilled resource requests, including aircraft, boats, personnel, drinking water and cleanup equipment.
  34. Georgia deployed twelve assessors in six two-person teams. They completed 74 assessments on November 6, with significant areas still awaiting evaluation. Priorities included McCaysville, Fightingtown, Power Dam Road and Lick Skillet. The count measures completed assessments.
  35. Teams were evaluating homes, businesses and public infrastructure while crews cleared roads and waterways and addressed standing water in homes. A complete loss inventory and final dollar estimate were still pending. Both sides of the state line were documenting damage to support requests for federal assistance.
  36. Copperhill was seeking federal disaster assistance while Polk County remained in local and state assessments. Fannin teams were going door to door too. That documentation supports a governor's request for a presidential declaration, which still requires a federal decision.
  37. Residents were told to photograph damage before cleanup or repairs, save receipts and retain damaged items for documentation or inspection when safe. The Red Cross could address immediate needs while that process continued. Neither town had a timetable for federal assistance or a newly announced safe-water clearance.
  38. McCaysville's returning supply still carried flushing-only instructions in the November 9 update. Copperhill's restored service remained under its separate boil-water advisory pending testing. Households and businesses were continuing cleanup while waiting for permission to use their tap water safely.
  39. Flood debris creates opportunities for cuts, scrapes and puncture wounds. The Polk County Health Department announced free tetanus vaccinations for people affected in both towns. The November 10 clinic runs from eight-thirty a.m. to four p.m. at Copperhill City Hall, while supplies last.

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