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”.
After employees swept away in Helene flooding, Tennessee factory under investigation
Several employees have accused the company of not letting them leave soon enough as flooding set in on Friday.
Tennessee Probing Factory Where Workers Were Swept Away by Helene Flooding
Tennessee state authorities on Wednesday said they are investigating a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away by floodwaters from Hurricane Helene. The incident occurred at Impact Plastics in the small town of Erwin on Friday,
11 workers at a Tennessee factory were swept away in Hurricane Helene flooding. Only 5 were rescued.
Workers inside a plastics factory in Tennessee say they narrowly escaped after flooding from Hurricane Helene.
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.
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.
Transylvania County, North Carolina, residents band together to help after Helene
Gas, electricity and ice are some of the needs in Transylvania County, North Carolina, as residents try to recover from Helene.
‘We’ve all been living in fear of this’ — but Helene’s devastation still shocked North Carolina
The N.C. climate change plan warned four years ago the state’s western mountains were vulnerable to extreme weather and “even Asheville itself is not immune.”
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.
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.
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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 ...
Factory employees clung desperately to a truck before Helene floodwaters swept them away
A group of factory workers tried in vain to escape the raging Nolichucky River in Erwin, Tennessee, even as a dramatic rescue ...
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Mom shares heartbreaking final words from 7-year-old son before he was swept away in floodwaters with grandparents
A North Carolina mom has shared the heartbreaking final words from her seven-year-old son before he was swept away in ...
Son grieves for missing dad, feared swept away by Helene
A 60-year-old man has been missing since floodwaters ripped through his home near the Nolichucky River last week. His son is ...
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 ...