Floods kill five in Atlanta

At least five people were killed by floodwaters during a severe storm in the US state of Georgia last evening.



Massive expanses of land and roads were under water forcing Georgia\'s governor to declare a state of emergency in the 17 counties hardest hit.



Governor Sonny Perdue\'s announcement followed three deaths in north Georgia\'s Douglas County, one death in Gwinnett County and another in Carroll County.



In Carroll County, a 2 year old child was swashed from her father\'s arms by fierce floodwaters while he struggled to hold on to bushes.



Those counties, near Atlanta, were among the 17 included in the state-of-emergency.