HARTFORD, Tenn. (AP) — Heavy rain, flooding and a rock slide have again closed a section of the major cross-country highway Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains.

Heavy rain, flooding and a rock slide have again closed a section of the major cross country highway Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains Credit: AP Credit: AP ...

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