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Helene floodwaters trapped Tennessee plastics plant employees, and some are among the missing and dead
Floodwaters from Hurricane Helene trapped workers at an eastern Tennessee plastics factory, with several family members learning Monday that their loved ones didn't survive. Some of the workers' relatives got frantic video phone calls as the flood swelled around Impact Plastics in Erwin, where rushing waters swept some workers away from the parking lot next to the Nolichucky River.
Hurricane Helene's victims include first responders who died helping others
Falling trees and raging floods from Hurricane Helene killed more than 150 people when it struck Florida late last week and then plowed through the Southeast as one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history. People died in six states: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Among them were first responders who perished in wind-ravaged and rain-soaked communities, often while trying to help others. Not all were human: An eastern Tennessee police department lost a K-9 named Scotty to the rapidly rising floodwaters. Here are some of the stories of the victims: ...
National Park Service to truckers: STAY OFF of US 441
The National Park Service is reminding truckers that they are not allowed on the reopened roadway through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park as they seek a route between storm-ravaged North Carolina and Tennessee. Currently, damage from Hurricane Helene has left I-40 and I-26 connecting North Carolina to Tennessee impassible, according to the North Carolina Department […] The post National Park Service to truckers: STAY OFF of US 441 appeared first on CDLLife.
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