One video taken Sunday by a Charlotte, North Carolina, city councilman shows the usually picturesque Lake Lure coated with splintered wood, trees, fragmented docks, boats and other various items.

Covering an expansive area of 139,390 km² (53,819 sq mi), North Carolina dwarfs Ireland, boasting a size twice as vast. In a comparison of states, it can be accommodated within Texas five times over.

North Carolina Lake Disappears Making Hundreds of Fish Suffocate to Death. Published Jul 27, 2022 at 4:01 AM EDT Updated Jul 27, 2022 at 10:07 AM EDT. By .