2nd Day of Rain Soaks Georgia; 6 Die in Floods

PALMETTO, Ga. — Remnants of Tropical Storm Alberto unloaded rain on Georgia for the second straight day Tuesday, forcing hundreds from their homes. Six deaths were blamed on the flooding.

The storm dumped up to a foot or more of rain on the north and central parts of the state.

Just south of Atlanta, some residents had to be evacuated by boat. A man trying to walk back to his Clayton County home fell into a large water-filled hole.

“All of a sudden there was no road,” Harold Bailey said after a firefighter pulled him to safety. “I was grabbing for the asphalt with one hand and grabbing my umbrella with the other.”

Bibb County authorities said three people died when the swollen Rocky Creek swept away their pickup and pinned it under a bridge abutment Tuesday night. Their identities were not immediately released.

Gloria Dixon, 16, of Rockdale County drowned Tuesday afternoon after she was swept away while walking her dog, authorities said. And Teresa Beyah, 31, was killed Tuesday when she lost control of her car at a flooded intersection in Spalding County.

Jack Shriver, 40, of Fayette County died Tuesday when he dived into Line Creek to tie a rope to a bridge to keep it from being pulled away, authorities said.

Mudslides were reported in several areas, and the dam of the Lamar County reservoir broke, forcing the evacuation of residents downstream.