pA state of emergency was declared in Polk County, North Carolina, after heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides across the county on Friday, May 18.ppAccording to a local news reporta, one woman died after she was swept away by a mudslide near her home.ppThis videos shows severe flooding at a resident’s backyard near Silver Creek Road in Mill Spring during the heavy rain.ppRoads were temporarily closed due to flooding and downed trees, WLOSa reported.