Classes resume at mud-caked Clark Atlanta University

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Classes resume at mud-caked Clark Atlanta University

Water surged through dorm buildings and students were forced to evacuate during Thursday’s deluge.

Several inches of mud and sludge covered some streets and sidewalks near the Atlanta University Center complex.

Water surged through dorm buildings and students were forced to evacuate during Thursday’s deluge.

Water surged through dorm buildings and students were forced to evacuate during Thursday’s deluge.

Water surged through dorm buildings and students were forced to evacuate during Thursday’s deluge.

Water surged through dorm buildings and students were forced to evacuate during Thursday’s deluge.

Water surged through dorm buildings and students were forced to evacuate during Thursday’s deluge.

Water surged through dorm buildings and students were forced to evacuate during Thursday’s deluge.

In Holmes Hall at Clark Atlanta University, the entire basement level flooded, ripping walls apart and damaging dorm rooms and the laundry center.

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Water surged through dorm buildings and students were forced to evacuate during Thursday’s deluge.

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