Tennessee factory says workers had time to flee Helene’s floodwaters. Families of those who were swept away disagree
The 56-year-old grandmother was one of 11 Tennessee plastics plant workers swept away by Hurricane Helene’s deadly floodwaters after they tried to leave the facility. Only five were rescued. Four people who worked at the Impact Plastics plant in Erwin are still missing,
Flooding from Hurricane Helene swept away 11 factory employees as they left work. Only 5 have been found.
The raging floodwaters swept 11 people away, and only five were rescued. Two of them are confirmed dead and part of the death toll across the affected states that passed 160 Tuesday.
Dog Saved From 20-Foot Tree After Being Swept Away In Helene Flooding
A small dog that authorities said was washed 20 feet into a tree by the powerful floodwaters of Hurricane Helene last week is back on solid ground thanks to some local firefighters and a K-9 unit in east Tennessee.
Factory workers say company told them not to evacuate from Hurricane Helene. 11 were swept away in floodwaters
An employee at the Tennessee factory where 11 workers were swept away in Hurricane Helene floodwaters, and at least two died, has told The Independent that the company failed to evacuate staff in time despite the dangers, and put “profits over our lives”.
11 Tennessee factory workers swept away in Helene floodwaters, company responds to evacuation decision
Workers from a Tennessee factory say they should not have been at work the day Hurricane Helene caused flash flooding in the area, as some did not make it home.
Tennessee factory employees clung to semitruck before Helene floodwaters swept them away
The harrowing incident happened at the same time as the Unicoi County Hospital helicopter rescue, just a mile south.
RV camper swept away in Virginia river flooded by Helene
A recreational vehicle was captured on video being swept away by a gushing river in Virginia as remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding last month.
House swept away amid flooding in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
The death toll from Hurricane Helene's destruction in the U.S. Southeast has reached 133. Video by Rick Wilard shows a house swept away by strong currents in the Swannanoa River, collapsing into debris.
Dad, 75, Clung to Tree for Hours Before Being Swept Away by Helene Floodwaters in Front of His Family
A 75-year-old North Carolina man was swept away by Hurricane Helene floodwaters after clinging to a tree for hours as neighbors and family heard him crying for help, but were unable to reach him. Bruce Tipton was at home in Marshall on Friday, Sept. 27, as water from the French Broad River came roaring beneath him, according to The New York Times.
Tennessee dog trapped in tree rescued 3 days after Helene floods
Firefighters get calls to help cats stuck in trees, but because of the catastrophic flooding from Helene, the fire crew in Kingsport, Tennessee, responded to a call this week to help get a dog who was stranded in a tree.
Navy veteran clung to tree for seven hours before being swept away by Helene flooding, says devastated niece
North Carolina resident Annie Meadows described the harrowing scene as her uncle, 75-year-old Navy veteran Bruce Tipton, was ...
Western NC resident helps man whose wife got swept away in floodwaters
Derek Calhoun was trying to get his family to safety when he came upon a man who'd just lost his wife in raging floodwaters.
Helene Floodwaters Swept 11 Tennessee Factory Workers Away. At Least 4 Remain Missing
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Mom shares heartbreaking final words from 7-year-old son before he was swept away in floodwaters with grandparents
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'God is the hero': Trucker credited with saving several people swept away in Tennessee floodwaters
A truck driver in Tennessee is now being praised as a hero after he helped save several factory workers who were swept away ...
Beloved Teacher Still Missing After Hurricane Helene Floodwaters Pushed Vacation Home into River
Kim Ashby, her husband Rod and their three dogs were swept away on Sept. 27 after floodwaters knocked the home off its ...